FNS Denies Requests to Waive Food Stamp Eligibility Requirements for College Students

FNS Denies Requests to Waive Food Stamp Eligibility Requirements for College Students
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store in New York City on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has denied dozens of states’ requests to waive food stamp eligibility requirements for college students.

In order to qualify for food stamps, which is formally known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), college students must first meet income and asset limits, household qualifications, and immigration status requirements. Students attending college less than half-time can then qualify under standard SNAP rules.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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