10.4 Eligible Student Exemptions.

A student must meet at least one of the following student exemptions to be eligible for SNAP: A. Age (age 17 or younger or age 50 or older); B. Caring for a Dependent Child 1. Responsible for the care of a dependent household member under the age of 6; 2. Responsible for the care of a dependent household member at least age 6, but under age 12 if the student does not have adequate childcare to attend class and comply with work requirements; or 3. Full-time student who is a single parent responsible for the care of a dependent child under the age of 12. a) This applies only where one natural, adoptive or stepparent is living with the child in the same SNAP household. b) It could also apply where a full-time student with parental control over the child is living in the same SNAP household as long as the adult is not residing with a spouse. C. Employment 1. The student must be paid for working at least an average of 20 hours a week over the course of a month; 2. If self-employed, be employed at least 20 hours a week and earning at least equal to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours a week; or 3. Hours accrued during academic breaks less than or equal to one month will be excluded from the calculation. D. Physically or Mentally Unfit (students must meet the work registration definition of physically or mentally unfit) E. TANF Recipient (student receives TANF benefits) F. Training: The student is assigned or placed in school through or complying with: 1. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); 2. A program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974, which includes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA); 3. A program under the Job Training Partnership Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1501, et seq.) 4. An employment and training program under 7 CFR § 273.7; a) Enrollment in a career and/or technical education course as defined in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in or through a community college; 5. Participates in the TANF Work Program (TWP); or 6. An on-the job-training program where the employer pays wages to the student for the training. G. Work Study: Participating in a state or federally funded work study program. 1. The student must: a) Be approved for work study at the time of application; b) Be approved for work study for the school term; and c) Anticipate actually working during that time. 2. Exemption Period: a) The exemption will start the month the school term begins or the month the work study is approved, whichever is later. b) Once allowed, the exemption continues until the end of the month in which the school term ends, or it is reported the student refuses a work study assignment; or c) The exemption will not continue when there is a break between terms of a full month or longer unless the student participates in work study during the break. Source: 7 CFR §273.5(b) Revised: November 2024