Campus Compact has joined other advocacy coalitions to sign on to the Student Defense petition to remove the interview requirement for SNAP enrollment. By removing this barrier to access, the signatories hope that SNAP will be accessible for more eligible applicants, including college students.
According to a news story released by Student Defense, "A 2021 review of enrollment data in California found that 31% of SNAP applicants in Los Angeles County were denied benefits due to missing their interview, compared to just 6% who were denied for failing to meet eligibility requirements. Missed-interview denials were even higher among working families and college applicants, affecting as many as 40% of otherwise eligible applicants, the study found. A 2018 Government Accountability Office report found that only 43% of potentially eligible students who were at risk of food insecurity collected SNAP benefits in 2016."
Read the full story here: https://www.defendstudents.org/news/student-advocacy-coalition-petitions-u-s-department-of-agriculture-to-remove-interview-requirement-for-snap-enrollment