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