SNAP Benefits Information Session

Please join the Student Employment Office for this workshop which will provide students with an overview on SNAP Benefits, how to apply, and answer questions regarding the eligibility and application process. 

• This event will be held via zoom: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/5501843827 
• Where to Sign Up for the info session (via Handshake): https://loyno.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1265706

What is SNAP?

 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health. For most households, SNAP funds account for only a portion of their food budgets; they must also use their own funds to buy enough food to last throughout the month. Eligible households can receive food assistance through regular SNAP or through the Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP).

College Student Eligibility:

In order to be eligible for SNAP benefits as a student attending college, you must:

• Be enrolled at an Institution of higher education
  • An Institution of higher education means:
    • Business, technical, trade, or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GE?D) for enrollment in the curriculum, or 
    • ​​​​​​Regular curriculum at a college or university that offers degree programs regardless of whether a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) is required.
• If the above requirements have been met, you must meet one of the following conditions
  • Be under the age 18 or over 49;
  • Physically or mentally unfit; 
  • Receiving FITA benefits;
  • Employed for an average of at least twenty (20) hours per week and paid for such employment, or if self-employed, employed for an average of at least twenty (20) hours per week and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum hourly wage multiplied by 20 hours; 
  • Or Participating in a state or federally financed work study program during the regular school year.