Michigan removes 30,000 students from food stamps

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<p>romani - will you be working in a work/study position during the school year? If so, you are eligible for food assistance (as long as you meet the income guidelines, and work/study income does NOT count) in Michigan (and in other states, from what I can tell). Students on work/study qualify, it does not matter how many hours per week they work. </p>

<p><a href=“http://emustudentgov.celect.org/uploads/files/0019/9804/college_students_and_fap_-_april_2011_changes.pdf[/url]”>http://emustudentgov.celect.org/uploads/files/0019/9804/college_students_and_fap_-_april_2011_changes.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
Excerpt: Which students will still qualify? Federal law says certain students can still receive FAP benefits. The students who can still qualify are listed below. More information is available in the Michigan Benefits Eligibility Manual, Item 245.

  1. Working students
    Students who receive federal work study assistance.
    Students who work at least 20 hours a week or who earn weekly wages of at least $145 (20 hrs x federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr).
    Students in an approved on-the-job training program or one under the Jobs Training Partnership Act (JTPA).
  2. Students caring for young children
    A parent who lives with and provides at least half of the care for a child under 6 (even if there is more than 1 adult in the household).
    A parent in a two-adult household who shows they cannot get adequate childcare to allow them to work and go to school for a child age 6-11. Other adults in the home who are at least 18 may be expected to provide care.
    A parent who is a full time student and providing all the care for a child … (continues)</p>

<p>“Participating in a state or federally-funded work study program
(funded in full or in part under Title IV-C of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended) during the regular school year.
To qualify under this provision the student must be approved for
work study during the school term and anticipate actually working
during that time. The exemption:
•• Starts the month the school term begins or the month work
study is approved, whichever is later.
•• Continues until the end of the month in which the school term
ends, or when you become aware that the student has
refused a work-study assignment.
•• Remains between terms or semesters when the break is less
than a full month, or the student is still participating in work
study during the break.” <a href=“http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/olmweb/ex/bem/245.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/olmweb/ex/bem/245.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (from bottom of page 3)</p>