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nana, cneciung ana savings accounts, etc.) of up to $1,50U (or $3,000 in households with at least one member aged 60/or over) to be eligible for food stamps. Also, other resources, such as pleasure boats and second cars not essential for travel to and from work, may render an applicant ineligible.
• Income—All of an applicant's household income (i.e., money from any employment, unemployment benefits, annuities, pensions, alimony, vendor payments and a variety of other sources) is subjected to certain exclusions and deductions to arrive at a net figure to determine food stamp eligibility or lack of it. Any unionpaid strike benefits are included as income under food stamp reg-. ulations.
THE FEDERAL Food Stamp Act of 1964 was passed with the intent of providing a means for poverty and low-income households to get i-a nutritionally adequate diet.'' At first voluntary, the food stamp program is now mandatory in all states. In Virginia, each local department of welfare or social services is required by law to provide a food stamp program under the supervision of the State Department of Welfare.
Non-welfare families or •’nonassistance'' households may apply for eligibility in the food stamp program through local welfare offices. Information on these applications is then verified before a decision on eligibility is made. Prompt action on applications is provided for by Department of Agriculture regulation. A decision on eligibility is required with
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