The information listed below provides the eligibility criteria for college students seeking to apply for SNAP benefits. Students enrolled at least half-time at a college or university may be eligible to receive SNAP benefits based on the following criteria. 

General Asset and Income Criteria:

• Current bank balance (savings and checking combined) is under $2,250
• Income at or below 130% of the poverty level (poverty level chart)  
• Work study, graduate stipends, and federal financial aid do not count as income

One of the Following Exemptions:

• Are 18 years old or 50 years old or older.
• Have a physical or mental disability. 
• Work at least 20 hours a week in paid employment.
• Participate in a state or federally financed work study program.
• Participate in an on-the-job training program.
• Care for a child under the age of 6. 
• Care for a child age 6 to 11 and do not have adequate child care enabling you to attend school and work 20 hours a week or participate in work study.
• Are a single parent enrolled full-time in college and taking care of a child under 12. 
• Receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance. 
• Are assigned to, placed in, or self-placed in a college or other institution of higher education through:
  • A SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program;
  • Certain other E&T programs for low-income households, which are operated by a state or local government and have an equivalent component to SNAP E&T;
• A program under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) (PL 113-128);
• A Trade Adjustment Assistance Program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974.