Florida benefits for college students

Food assistance: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) / Food Assistance Program

Florida's name for SNAP, run by Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Economic Self Sufficiency. If you are enrolled at least half-time, you need a student exemption to qualify, such as working 20 hours a week, work-study or caring for a young child. If you are enrolled less than half-time, the student rule does not apply and only the regular SNAP rules do. See every exemption →

Apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) / Food Assistance Program

Health coverage: Florida Medicaid

Florida has not adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, so coverage for adults without children is limited. A HealthCare.gov plan may be the better route; check the state's rules below. All your health coverage options →

Apply for Florida Medicaid

Child care help: School Readiness Program

Going to college or training counts as an approved activity in this state. Parents must be working or in an educational activity, such as college or trade school, at least 20 hours a week (single parent). In two-parent families, one or both parents must work or attend school for a combined 40 hours a week. Family income must be at or below 55% of the state median income, and families pay a copayment.

Apply for School Readiness Program · Help on campus (CCAMPIS) →

Phone and internet: Lifeline

We found no extra state Lifeline discount on Florida's official pages, so the federal discount applies. Who qualifies →

Apply for Lifeline

Taxes

Florida has no state Earned Income Tax Credit.

Federal education tax credits → · Free federal filing →

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