410 Student Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to participate in SNAP, a student, as defined in 106 CMR 362.400(A), must meet at least one of the following requirements: (A) Be employed at least 20 hours per week or be employed for 20 hours per week averaged monthly and be paid for the employment, or, if self-employed, be employed for a minimum of 20 hours per week or be employed for 20 hours per week averaged monthly and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours; (B) Participate during the school year in a federally-funded work-study program (financed at least partially under Title IV-C of the Higher Education Act of 1965) or a state-funded work-study program; (C) Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member younger than six years old; (D) Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member who has reached six years of age but is younger than 12 years old for whom adequate child care is not available to enable the student to attend school and work a minimum of 20 hours per week, or participate in a federally-funded or state-funded work-study program during the regular school year; (E) Be receiving TAFDC; (F) Be assigned to or placed in an institution of higher learning through: (1) a program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974; (2) an employment and training program under the Food and Nutrition Act; or (3) an employment and training program operated by a state or local government including a program under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109- 270) administered by a community college or other program as determined by the Department likely to lead to employment; or (G) Be a single parent enrolled full-time in an institution of higher education and responsible for the care of a dependent child younger than 12 years old regardless of the availability of adequate child care.