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Department of Human Services Food Stamp Online Policy
Manual Student Status and Educational Income |
Revised: |
4.4 |
CHANGES IN STUDENT STATUS |
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Legal Reference: 1240-1-2-.02-(3) |
(a) Students who meet the student eligibility criteria during the regular school year remain eligible during the summer months. (b) Ineligible students may become eligible at any time, including during school vacations, if they meet one of the eligibility criteria. (c) Students who lose their enrollment status, or who do not intend to register for the next normal school session (excluding summer school), lose their student status and are treated as any other person/household. Example: Timothy
Cratchitt, a freshman at Carlyle University, was awarded college work study
for the school year September, 2008 – May, 2009. He received food stamps during this time
because he met one of the student eligibility criteria. Tim will not attend summer school in June,
2009. However, Tim will retain his
eligible student status because he was an eligible student for the academic
year 2008 – 2009 and is planning to return to school in the fall. Example: Tim
Cratchitt returned to Carlyle University in September, 2009, but because of
budget cuts, did not receive college work study. He found a job, but could only work 10
hours per week. He has no
dependents. Tim’s application for food
stamps was denied because he no longer met any of the student eligibility
criteria. Example: In
December, 2009, Tim Cratchitt reapplied for food stamps after Carlyle
University closed for the holidays. He
was still working only 10 hours per week.
However, Tim verified that he had withdrawn from school due to
financial problems and would not return to Carlyle University. Because he was otherwise eligible and was
no longer a student, Tim was approved for food stamps. |
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