SNAP- final Flashcards
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
-Electronic system that allows recipients to authorize transfer of government benefits from a ___ account to a ___ account
federal
retailer
EBT:
- ___ system
- ____ apply for benefits
- Once ___ is established, ___ is created
- ___ ___ benefits are deposited ___
Electronic Recipients benefits eligibility account food stamp electronically
EBT:
- Eliminates ___ ___
- A ___ and a ___ are issued
- ____
paper stamps
card and PIN
Tracking
By eliminating paper food stamp system, EBT may help cut back on ___ ___ ___.
food stamp fraud
EBT creates __ ___ of each food stamp ___, making it easier to identify instances where food benefits are exchanged for __, ___, or any ___ __.
electronic record
transaction
cash, drugs, illegal goods.
The Farm Bill of 2008:
- Name change → ___ __ __ __ (__)
- Food Stamp Act of 1977 → ___ and ___ ___ of ___.
- State ___ in program name
- More than __ states had already changed the names of their programs by this time
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Food and Nutrition act of 2008
flexibility
ten
Law changed the name of the Federal program to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to ___ ___.
fight stigma
States maintained the ____ to name the program on their own, but were encouraged to change the name to ___ or another ___ name
flexibility
SNAP
alternate
Farm Bill of 2008
-Acknowledged ___ as the standard
Allowed disqualification for clients who:
- intentionally obtain cash by purchasing and then discarding a product to obtain the deposit
- intentionally sell food purchased with SNAP benefits
EBT
cash, discarding, deposit
sell food
Farm Bill of 2008:
-Acknowledged ___ as the standard issuance vehicle and de-obligated coupons __ ___ from enactment
EBT
one year
Benefits:
“_____”
-Based on the ___ of ___ in the ___ and the ___ ___ ___.
- Benefits are referred to as ___.
- Household - Everyone who ___ ___, ___ ___ ___, and ___ ___ ___.
Allotment
number, people, household, net monthly income
allotment
lives together, purchases food together, prepares meals together.
If your net monthly income is $1,154 for a family of four, multiply by ___ = $346.20 (round to $347). Subtract the __ ___ ($668) from $347 to get the ___ ___ for the month = $321
.3
maximum allotment
SNAP allotment
Applying for Benefits:
-____ ___ applies at the ___ ___ ___.
Located by calling the ___ ___
Louisiana: 1-888-524-3578
- ___ an ___
- ___ an ____
- Verification of ___ and ____
Household member local SNAP office SNAP hotline file, application attend, interview income, expenses
DSNAP: ___ __ ___ ___ ___
Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
DSNAP:
-____ declared
-____
For ___ households who do not normally receive SNAP benefits but need ___ after a ___.
Disaster Who? eligible assistance disaster
