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173 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 3: Individual information • Attending school less than half-time • Physical or mental health reasons that create a barrier to employment • New students who have enrolled in higher education but their school term does not start until the month following the eligibility determination or interview, whichever is later. Note: The enrollment status of a student shall begin on the first day of the school term in an institute of higher education. To potentially be eligible for SNAP, a student must meet at least one of the following conditions. Remember, for a student to be eligible, they do not need to meet all of the following conditions, but must meet at least one, and then meet all other SNAP eligibility. • The student must participate in a federally or state-funded work-study program (accept statement on funding) and:
Must be assigned federal work study as part of their school’s financial aid offer at the time they apply for SNAP. The work study must be approved for the school term and the student must anticipate working during that time.
Once begun, the exemption shall continue until the end of the month in which the school term ends, or it becomes known that the student has refused an assignment.
This does not apply between terms when there is a break of a full month or longer unless the student is participating in work study during the break. • In a one- or two-parent home, the student must be responsible for the care of a dependent child in the filing group under the age of 6. • In a one- or two-parent home, the student must be responsible for the care of a child in the filing group who has reached the age of 6 but is under age 12. The state agency has to determine that adequate childcare is not available if the student is to attend class and work at least 20 hours a week. • Be a single parent enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full-time basis (as determined by the institution) and be responsible for the care of a dependent child in the filing group under age 12.
This provision applies in those situations where only one natural, adoptive or stepparent (regardless of marital status) is in the same food stamp filing group as the child.
If no natural, adoptive or stepparent is in the same SNAP household as the child, another full- time student in the same SNAP household as the child may qualify for eligible student status under this provision if they have parental control over the child and are not living with their spouse. • The student must be receiving TANF • The student must be assigned, placed or voluntarily enrolled in an institution of higher education through or in compliance with one of the following programs:
A program as a result of participation in the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS)