Lets more students get food assistance through SNAP
Current law makes it harder for many college students to get food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This bill would remove those special rules. It would make it easier for students enrolled at least half-time in school or training programs to get food assistance if they meet other program requirements.
Today, students enrolled at least half-time in college generally cannot get food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). They can only qualify if they meet specific exemptions, such as working a minimum number of hours. After this bill, these specific student disqualifications and exemption requirements would be removed. This would allow students enrolled at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or college to qualify for SNAP. They would still need to meet other general program eligibility criteria.
S 2512 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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