SNAP lecture Assessment Questions With Correct Detailed Answers.

SNAP - correct answer Supplemental Nutrition Nutrition Assistance Program MN SNAP federal funds - correct answer 668 million dollars SNAP eligibility requirements - correct answer 165% of FPG or $36,878 total income for a family of four FPG - correct answer Federal Poverty guidelines People in MN on SNAP - correct answer 517,074 Amount of SNAP eligible Minnesotans that participate in SNAP - correct answer 69% Highest County SNAP rates (those that are eligible) - correct answer Beltrami County at 90% Lowest County SNAP rates (those that are eligible) - correct answer Blue Earth county at 38% Amount of SNAP eligible senior citizens that participate - correct answer 45% Federal funding for snap increases by demand - correct answer 75 million additional dollars of funding MN SNAP usage: Family households - correct answer 36% of total; increase of 23% increase from 2010 MN SNAP usage: Disabled households - correct answer 25% of total; 10% increase from 2010 MN SNAP usage: Other Adult households - correct answer 24% of total; 28% increase from 2010 MN SNAP usage: Senior Citizen households - correct answer 15% of total; 18% increase from 2010 MN SNAP enrollment % Female - correct answer 57% MN SNAP enrollment % High school grads or higher - correct answer 68% MN SNAP enrollment % age 30-39 - correct answer 23% MN SNAP enrollment % White - correct answer 60% MN SNAP enrollment % Blacks - correct answer 23% *only 4% of MN adults MN SNAP enrollment % American Indians - correct answer 4% MN SNAP enrollment % Hispanics - correct answer 4% MN SNAP enrollment % - correct answer U.S. Citizens USDA Thrifty Food Plan - correct answer Basis for the max SNAP allotment. Specifies the type and quantity of foods eat that people could consume at home and obtain a nutritional diet at a minimal cost. Eligibility for SNAP (Thrifty food plan) - correct answer Household of three eligible for max food benefit of 526 per month Maxis system - correct answer MN's computer system which calculates the SNAP benefits based on household income deductions (rent/mortgage, utilities, child care, medical expenses) What can be purchased with SNAP benefits? - correct answer • Breads and cereals • Fruits and vegetables • Meats, fish and poultry • Dairy products • Seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat. What can not be purchased with SNAP benefits? - correct answer • Alcohol • Cigarettes • Paper products • Soaps • Pet food • Vitamins and supplements • Hot foods SNAP Application Process - correct answer •The Combined Application Form (CAF) must be completed and submitted to your county human services office. • An interview (phone or in-person) must take place to review the information on the CAF and get mandatory verifications. • County has 30 days to process the CAF, determine eligibility, and issue benefits. • Benefits are issued on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. SNAP for Students - correct answer • Under age 18 or over age 50, • Physically or mentally unable to work, • Attending a school that is not considered higher-ed or they do not go to school full-time, • Employed for at least 20 hours a week, • Participate in a work-study program • Caring for a child under age 6, or a child between 6 and 11 when childcare is unavailable, • A single parent with a child under 12, • Participating in a Work-force Investment Act (WIA) or similar work program, OR • Participating in on-the-job training where they are paid to be learning new job skills by an employer. Recent SNAP Changes - correct answer • Combined Application Form simplified - 2011 • Benefits available on EBT card up to 1 year - 2008 • 6 month reporting - 3/1/09 • Benefits increased by 13.6% ($16 minimum) - 4/1/09 • Telephone interviews for eligibility and recertification - 10/15/09 • No time limit or work requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) - extended to 9/30/12