SNAP
.3
(net monthly income X ___ ) - maximum allotment for a household . this number because households are expected to spend "% of own resources on food
1.80
SNAP generates $____ in economic activity for every dollar in new SNAP benefits
5
SNAP lifted ___ million Americans out of poverty in 2012
F
T/F: beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, tobacco, pet foods, soaps, paper products, vitamins, medicines, hot foods, foods eaten in store, live animals, gift baskets are all included in SNAP
F
T/F: junk food (soda, cookies, snack crackers, ice cream) is not eligible in SNAP
T
T/F: non-citizens temporarily residing in the US - international students - are not eligible for SNAP
Children
___ are the majority affected by SNAP, lifting 2.2 million of them out of poverty
allotment
___ is the amount of benefits that household receives
gross
___ monthly income is everything that you bring in including programs benefits
net
___ monthly income is what your are let with after all of your deductions
state
____ issue SNAP benefits through local county offices to households
20
able bodied adults without dependents are required to work or participate in a work program for at least ___ hours per week to receive SNAP benefits for more than 2 months in a 36-month period
are
breads, cereals, fruits, veggies, meats, fish, and poultry, dairy products, seeds and plants that produce food ___ all covered under SNAP
SNAP
employment requirements for ____ is that one has to be registering for work, not voluntarily quitting a job or reducing hours, taking a job if offered, participating in job training programs
2250
households may have $____ in countable resources or $3250 in countable resources if at least one person is 60 or older or disabled.
carter
in 1977, President ___ signed the Food Stamp Act establishing national standards of eligibility and eliminating the purchase requirements
Reading
in 1984, payment using electronic benefits transfer (EBT) begins with the first EBT transaction purchase in ____, PA
96.8
in 2013, SNAP payment accuracy was ___%
2004
in ____, EBT use is adopted nationwide
1939
in ____, Mrs. Mabel Mcfiggan is the first person to stand in line to make a food stamp purchase
2008
in ____, the Food Stamp Program is renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
1974
in ____, the food stamp program expands to all 50 states and territories
California
in the state of ___ SSI recipients are not eligible for SNAP benefits because they receive a state supplement to their SSI benefits
6
participating in SNAP for ___ months decreased food insecurity up to 10%, including households with children
Johnson
president ___ makes the Food Stamp Program permanent by signing the Food Stamp Act
Kennedy
president ___ signs his executive order which initiates food stamp pilot programs
homeless
some restaurants accept SNAP benefits from qualified ___ / elderly / disabled in exchange for low cost meals
Farm
the 2002 ___ Bill restores SNAP eligibility to most legal immigrants that: have lived in the country for 5 years, receive disability-related assistance or benefits, have children under 18