U.S. Department of Agriculture Clarifies Where Eligible Students Should Apply for Expanded SNAP Benefits – NASFAA

As institutions seek to make students aware of the expansion to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which will allow millions of additional college students to more easily access the program by temporarily removing work and eligibility requirements for students for the duration of the pandemic, several questions have surfaced regarding eligibility criteria.

Many of the lingering questions center on where students should apply for the benefits if they are enrolled in a school not located in their home state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told NASFAA that students seeking to enroll in the temporarily expanded program should apply in the state in which they are currently living and attending school.

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