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Food Stamps - Student Eligibility Requirements - Massachusetts

To be eligible to participate in the Food Stamp Program, a student must meet at least one of the following requirements:

· Be employed at least 20 hours per week and be paid for the employment, or, if self-employed, be employed for a minimum of 20 hours per week and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours; or

· Participate during the school year in a Federal or State-funded work-study program; or

· Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member, preventing the student from attending school and working a minimum of 20 hours per week or participating in a work-study program during the regular school year; or

· Be receiving TAFDC , or

· Be a single parent enrolled full-time in an institution of higher education and responsible for the care of a dependent child under the age of 12 regardless of the availability of adequate child care.

Additional Information

Other student eligibility requirements are published at 106 CMR 362.410. If you are connected to the Internet you can view the regulations at
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dta/g_reg_362.pdf

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Also see:

Food Stamps - Student Status - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Non-Financial Eligibility Overview - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Overview - Massachusetts

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