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Wednesday, April 18, 1979
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Bv LORI LINNENBERGER
Food prices today tend to exasperate student shoppers.
Some exasperated students might be able to find out they are eligible to survive for five months.
Suel Starr, supervisor of the Douglas County non-public assistance food stamps program, recently said that more than 10,000 Douglas County residents were eligible for the program. However, only 1,600 to 1,700 were receiving food stamps.
Included in that 10,000 figure, Starr said, were KU students living on monthly incomes that would qualify them for food stamps.
"Although we think the program has been well-publicized, there are a lot of people that just don't know about it or don't have any idea that they might be eligible," she said.
"A LOT OF people look at food stamps as
welfare and they look at welfare as an
indication that they can't take care of
themselves. They're proud, naturally."
Of the 600 households currently receiving food stamps in Douglas County, approximately one-fifth are student aides. A household may be an individual.
Eligibility for food stamps is determined by the amount of income an individual or household receives in a month. Income includes scholarships, grants, wages, alimony, unemployment compensation and dividends.
After income is determined, deductions are made to ascertain net income. Deductions include tuition, dependent children and shelter, medical and child care expense. A 20 percent standard deduction is given, also, Starr said.
ONCE NET INCOME is established, a
maximum dollar amount of food stamps is awarded. For example, Starr said, if a student received a net income of $200 a month, he or she would be eligible for $10 worth of food stamps a month. The lower an applicant's income, the higher his food stamp benefits.
The maximum net income one individual may receive is $277 a month. That figure, however, depends on how much may change from month to month, Starr said, depending on fluctuations in consumer spending.
For instance, she said, the maximum value of food stamps an individual may receive now is $57. In January and February that figure was $88.
"STUDIES AT THE HEDAL level are constantly being done to compute the increases and decreases in the cost of living." Starr said. "They found out that living was less expensive this month than it was in January."
The amount of food stamps awarded a household automatically increases twice as year, she said, because it is taken for the cost of the cost of living will rise at least that often.
Starr said she thought most KU students received food stamps belonged to married or single-parent households, but she said she taught many married couples did not realize the assistance they could obtain under the Food Stamps Program.
"A two-member family with a net income of $200 a month could receive a $45 bonus in food stamps," she said. "A four-person family with the same income could receive a $131 bonus."
The student claimed as a dependent on his parents' income taxes might have a more difficult time meeting eligibility requirements and be an independent of his parents. Sarr said.
"But that's not to say that a dependent
student will not receive any benefits," she said. "They just have to prove their eligibility further than the independent students do."
Starr said a student had to state on his application whether he was claimed on his parents' income tax return. An eligibility application for food stamps is then sent to the parents to determine if they are eligible to receive them. The student also meets eligibility requirements.
Dependent students are eligible if their parents already are receiving food stamps
To apply for the Food Stamp Program, a student should be working a maximum of 20 hours a week. If the student applicant is unemployed, he must register for work with the Lawrence employment office, Starr said.
"If the student gets a job referral, he must go to the interview," she said. "If they want to employ him, he has to accept the job—if it doesn't interfere with his school work."
Non-students must either work a
minimum of 30 hours a week or register for
a job.
Persons receiving food stamps must undergo re-evaluation periodically, she said. Changes in residence, dollar amounts of bills, the number of people in the house, or the types of purchases made (such as food) may affect the person's food stamp allocation.
"Sometimes, nothing changes," she said.
"But they still have to be reported."
The incidence of abuse and fraud by students in the Food Stamp Program has been increased.
"For one, the newness of the program wore off," she said. "Students realized that
IF HER OFFICE discovers abuse or fraud in the program, Starr said, a claim is made that the employee is in Section of the Food Stamp Program. It attempts to recover any money that is used
Food stamps are reimbursed at an
Lawrence grocers, Starr said. It is up to the
individual grocer to decide whether he
wants to honor food stamps.
it was really a hassle to get around the eligibility requirements and all. Then they began to realize that it was a hassle to report changes and wait around for the stamps. I think most just thought it wasn't worth it. ___
Another athletic build gone soft.
"Some don't mind filing reports and some do," she said. "Groceries that do their business in the high-income area don't need sooner honor food stamps than groceries in the high-income area we really don't need
coming...
"I'm sure that there are still people out there who are on the program and really shouldn't be. I hate to even think about that, but maybe we should be a little worse for the people that really need them."
Anything used for human consumption may be purchased with food stamps, including vegetable seeds. Items not defined as food cannot be bought with food stamps, so the might include alcohol, cigarettes, pet food, detergent and toilet tissue.
So you've got a few problems with your shape. Don't worry about it, do something about it. And a good way to get started is by reading the next issue under "The free supplement to your college newspaper from Eord."
You'll find tips on exercise, training and sports. And you'll discover a few of the unusual ways some athletes stay in shape. It's not all running and weight lifting. And you'll also find some very interesting information about how to shape up your ride with the great lineup of '79 Fords.
The Food Stamp Program began in 1963 after President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order directing the secretary of agriculture to increase the amount and variety of food being distributed to low-income families.
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Menninger was demonstrating against the anti-treaty demonstration.
Menninger was charged with disorderly conduct during a protest last month on the University of Kansas campus against the signing of the Egyptian-Iraqian peace treaty.
Bonar B. Menninger, Lawrence special student, yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct before George Catt, judge of the Lawrence Municipal Court.
He was fined $15 and charged $2 court costs.
The trial of a student charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct as a result of the protest has been continued by the state.
Mike Hill, chief of KU police, said yesterday that the case was still being investigated by his department, but declined to say whether there were any suspects in the case.
Steven Schwartz, Barrington, R.I., freshman, who also was protesting the demonstration, will face trial in the Douglass case. 3, instead of today as originally scheduled.
KU police said yesterday that they were investigating the alleged rape of a student at Cayman Islands.
Police said the victim was studying in her room at about 10 p.m. when her attacker allegedly entered the room, asked to borrow her class notes then sexually assaulted her.
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The alleged attack was not reported to police until Thursday, four days later. Reporting a crime is up to the victim, Hill said.
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