"Hunger is a problem for some college students in MetroWest, and there’s a federal program that could help them.
However, a recent study shows millions of students are potentially missing out on the program, because they either don’t know about it or the eligibility rules are too complicated to understand.
The program is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Nearly two million college students didn’t receive SNAP benefits in 2016, even though they were potentially eligible, according to a December 2018 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. The report recommended the U.S. Department of Agriculture improve its efforts to clarify SNAP eligibility requirements, and make them more accessible."
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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190721/college-students-going-hungry-many-miss-out-on-snap-benefits
Visit the SNAP web page for additional info on benefits
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
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