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SNAP General Information
SNAP Benefits
Student Eligibility FAQs
Food Insecurity Percentages
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What does SNAP stand for?

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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How many students qualify for SNAP benefits? 


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1 in 3!

100

True or False: do you need to be eligible for a work study to qualify for SNAP?

False! 

A work study is an exemption that can assist with eligibility for SNAP, but it is not a requirement!

100

Averagely, how many students on a campus are eligible for SNAP? 

18%!

200

What was the former name for SNAP?

Food stamps

200

How much does SNAP averagely provide to an individual daily?

$6

200

If you live with other individuals in a household (family, roommates, partners, etc.), do you need to include them as part of your house if you: 

- buy groceries separately 

- cook meals separately 

- do not share food 

No, you do not! 


You typically only include other members as part of your household as a student if you are sharing food, buying groceries together, and cooking meals together! You can find further clarification on the SBNC eligibility screener or on the USDA FAQ website!

200

SNAP reduces what precent (%) of food insecurity? 

30%!

300

What does D-SNAP stand for/ assist with?

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 


This is a short-term SNAP program to assist individuals/ families following a disaster; in order for this to go into effect there has to be a Presidential disaster declaration of Individual Assistance (IA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

300

How many American's rely on SNAP? 


(a range is okay!)

42 million Americans! 

300

True or False: if a student receives the majority of their meals through a meal plan on campus (optional or required by their campus), they are ineligible for SNAP.

True! 


If a student is receiving more than 50 percent of three meals daily through a meal plan, then they are ineligible for SNAP benefits. You can find further clarification on meal plans in regards to SNAP on the USDA FAQ page. 

300

How many institutions of higher education have food pantries/ food assistance available on campus?

Over 800 campuses have these resources (based on those who were surveyed)


Reminder, there are over 5800 institutions of higher education in the United States! 

400

What year was SNAP first introduced?

1939!

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List five (5) categories of products that can be purchased with SNAP benefits.

Fruits

Vegetables

Meat

Poultry

Fish

Dairy products

Breads/ cereals

Other foods such as snack foods

Non-alcoholic beverages

Seeds and plants (which produce food for the household to eat)

400
True or False: a student who is enrolled in less than half-time in an institution of high education has to meet the student eligibility exemptions as well as general SNAP eligibility requirements. 

False! 


A student will need to meet the student eligibility exemptions if they are enrolled in at least half-time (this is determined by the institution of higher education).

400

Averagely, how many students that are eligible for SNAP are actually receiving their benefits?

Only 3%!

500

What year did SNAP become permanent?

1964!

500

List five (5) things that cannot be purchased with SNAP benefits. 

Beer, wine, and liquor

Cigarettes and tobacco

Food and drinks containing controlled substances such as cannabis/marijuana and CBD

Vitamins, medicines, and supplements

Live animals 

Foods that are hot at the point of sale

Non-food items including but not limited to: pet food, cleaning supplies, paper products, household supplies, hygiene items, cosmetics 

500

List three (3) potential exemptions a student must meet in order to be eligible for SNAP, alongside meeting the general SNAP eligibility requirements. 

  • Are under age 18 or are age 50 or older.
  • Are physically or mentally unfit.
  • Work at least 20 hours a week in paid employment. If you are self-employed, you must work at least 20 hours a week and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours.
  • Participate in a state or federally financed work study program.
  • Participate in an on-the-job training program.
  • Care for a child under the age of 6.
  • Care for a child age 6 to 11 and lack the necessary child care enabling you to attend school and work 20 hours a week or participate in work study.
  • Are a single parent enrolled full-time in college and taking care of a child under 12.
  • Receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance.
  • Are assigned to, placed in, or self-placed in a college or other institution of higher education through:
    • A SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program;
    • Certain other E&T programs for low-income households, which are operated by a state or local government and have an equivalent component to SNAP E&T;
    • A program under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) (PL 113-128);
    • A Trade Adjustment Assistance Program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974
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What percentage/ range of students are experiencing food insecurity? 

20 to over 50%!