ERIC Number: ED666399
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar-30
Pages: 5
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End of the Public Health Emergency and Impact on Student Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amy Loyd
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) and State higher education agencies play an important role in helping students to access basic needs supports and public benefits for which they may be eligible, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This memo describes what IHEs and State higher education agencies can do to help students meet those needs as the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends on May 11, 2023, ending flexibilities related to student eligibility for federal benefit programs including SNAP. Guidance includes supporting students in applying or recertifying for SNAP before the end of the temporary exemptions, helping them to understand their eligibility for SNAP, partnering with State SNAP agencies and IHEs on outreach and application process improvement, and identifying programs as IHEs.
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Higher Education, Student Personnel Services, Low Income Students, College Students, Ancillary School Services, Eligibility, Emergency Programs
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education. Tel: 877-433-7827; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: www2.ed.gov/ovae
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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