food stamps
Government nutrition aid
Food stamps are government-issued vouchers that low-income individuals and families can exchange for groceries.
The U.S. program, now officially called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), replaced paper stamps with electronic benefit cards in the early 2000s, though the old name persists: She's on food stamps, They don't take food stamps here.
Federal nutrition assistance
- EBTDigital welfare disbursement system
- WICMaternal nutrition program
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- voucherRedeemable certificate for value
entitlement · eligibility · application · enrollment · recipient · beneficiary · household · allocation
State-funded public support
- public assistanceGovernment help for poor
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- safety netProtection against failure
- supportTo uphold or sustain
means-tested · income-based · welfare · caseworker · social worker · outreach · application process · benefits office
Need for nourishment
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- needEssential requirement
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
working poor · underemployed · economic hardship · financial assistance · subsistence · making ends meet
Food bought at stores
- mealsScheduled eating occasions
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- produceMake or manufacture
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
grains · dairy · hunger relief · dietary needs · healthy eating · meal planning
Maximum earnings for eligibility
- poverty levelMinimum income standard
- means testEvaluation of financial eligibility
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- assetsOwned items of value
household size · documentation · citizenship · residency · verification · recertification · gross income · net income
SNAP
Federal nutrition assistance
voucher · entitlement · eligibility · application · enrollment · recipient · beneficiary · household · allocation · distribution
government aid
State-funded public support
- public assistanceGovernment help for poor
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- safety netProtection against failure
support · means-tested · income-based · welfare · caseworker · social worker · outreach · application process · benefits office · emergency assistance
hunger
Need for nourishment
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- needEssential requirement
disadvantaged · working poor · underemployed · economic hardship · financial assistance · subsistence · making ends meet
groceries
Food bought at stores
proteins · grains · dairy · hunger relief · dietary needs · healthy eating · meal planning
income limit
Maximum earnings for eligibility
- poverty levelMinimum income standard
- means testEvaluation of financial eligibility
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
assets · household size · documentation · citizenship · residency · verification · recertification · gross income · net income · deductions
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, family allowances
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- assistance programswelfare checks, TANF, Medicaid, Medicare, Section 8
- Depression EraGreat Depression, Hooverville, breadline, dust storms, soup kitchen
- Federal ProgramsSocial Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Pell Grant
food stampscash
Ready spending funds
universal basic income · money · currency · liquid assets · discretionary income
food stampswealth
Abundance of valuable resources
financial independence · self-sufficiency · affluence · prosperity · earned income
food, stamp, stamped, foods, stamps, stamping, foodie, foodstuff, foodstuffs