SNAP AND WIC Review Exam Questions And Correct Detailed Answers.
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SNSP
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SNSP
The purposes of SNAP are to - correct answer Provide improved levels of nutrition among low income households by increasing access to food and food purchase abilities
Provide economic benefits to communities and farmers
How many people does SNAP he...
The purposes of SNAP are to - correct answer Provide improved levels of
nutrition among low income households by increasing access to food and food purchase abilities
Provide economic benefits to communities and farmers
How many people does SNAP help every month? What percentage of Americans will you SNAP at some
point in their lifetime? - correct answer SNAP helps more than 45 million
people every month
51% of Americans will use it in their lifetime
SNAP stands for - correct answer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The purpose of WIC is - correct answer To safeguard the health of women,
infants, and children (up to age five) who are at "nutritional risk" during times of critical growth and
development
WIC stands for - correct answer Women, Infants, and Children
Citizenship requirements for SNAP - correct answer -Must be a U.S. citizen or a
legal immigrant who has been living here for at least 5 years
-Any child legally living in the US is eligible
To be eligible for SNAP, gross monthly income must be less than or equal to - correct answer
130% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
To be eligible for SNAP, net monthly income must be less than or equal to - correct answer
100% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
To be eligible for SNAP, assets must be less than _________ in "countable resources" - correct answer
$2250
,Work requirements for SNAP - correct answer -Must be registering for work
-Must take a job if offered one
-Can't quit a job voluntarily or reduce hours
-Must work or participate in a work program for at least 20 hours a week
Who doesn't have to meet the work requirements for SNAP? - correct answer
Children, seniors, pregnant women, people with mental or physical disabilities
Who is eligible for WIC? - correct answer -Pregnant women, breastfeeding
women (up to 1 year postpartum), and non breastfeeding women (up to 6 months postpartum)
-Infants and children up to age 5 (including foster children)
Where must WIC participants live? - correct answer In the state of established
eligibility
What is the income standard for eligibility for WIC? - correct answer At or
below 185% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Also eligible if they're eligible for SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Are SNAP or WIC entitlement programs? - correct answer SNAP is an
entitlement program, WIC is not
Benefits for SNAP are based on ____________ and ___________, whereas benefits for WIC are
_______________ - correct answer SNAP - income and family size
WIC benefits are the same regardless of income and family size
Which program is more flexible: SNAP or WIC? Why? - correct answer SNAP is
more flexible because participants can choose what to buy (with a few rules like no purchasing alcohol),
whereas WIC participants are given a list of what to buy and only small adjustments can be made
, ___________ is supplemental, whereas __________ covers the majority of food costs - correct answer
WIC is supplemental
SNAP covers the majority of food costs
Education is mandatory through _________, optional through _____________ - correct answer
WIC, SNAP
What was SNAP formerly known as - correct answer Food stamps
SNAP was created when? - correct answer During the Great Depression
SNAP benefits are funded by ___________, whereas WIC ________ - correct answer
SNAP is funded 100% federal food dollars
WIC is funded by a federal budget ($6.6 billion in fiscal year 2016)
Even if you're eligible for WIC, why might you not get it? - correct answer If all
of the budget has been taken up, people who are eligible for WIC get placed on a waiting list. This is the
key difference between SNAP and WIC. Everyone who is eligible for SNAP can get it, whereas people
who are eligible for WIC may be placed on a waiting list if the yearly budget has already been used
Appetite is when - correct answer We want to eat
Appetite is often independent of - correct answer Hunger
Satiety is - correct answer Feelings of fullness and satiation that occur after
eating a meal
Satiety results in - correct answer Not eating for a period of time
Satiation is - correct answer The feeling of fullness that causes us to halt
eating during a meal
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