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ERIC Number: ED617032
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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Connecting Community College Students to SNAP. Appendix A: Legislative and Regulatory Background on the Food Stamp/SNAP Student Restrictions
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP)
Food Stamp work requirements for college students date back to the 1960s and '70s when public perception fueled the belief that students from middle- and upper-income families, who should support them, were taking advantage of government. This was coupled with a belief that students had made themselves "voluntarily idle" by removing themselves from the workforce. The initial rules restricting college student access to Food Stamps were included in the Amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1964, where Congress disqualified students claimed as tax dependents. This tax dependency disqualification was ultimately deemed unconstitutional, but Congress remained intent on restricting government food benefits for college students. This appendix details the legislative and regulatory history of restricting student access to SNAP. [For the full report, see ED617031.]
Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
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