SNAP, formally known as food stamps, is a federal program established under the USDA that provides money for groceries each month for people who qualify based on their income. The program has long excluded full-time college students unless they meet certain exemptions. Some of these exemptions included working at least 20 hours a week, having a disability, caring for a child under the age of 6 or participating in a state or federally financed work study program. Congress added additional criteria through the Consolidated Appropriations Act that broadens who is eligible to receive benefits.
