Detailed Instructions: Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
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Problem: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility. To see if you might be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, visit our pre-screening tool. For households in the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. To get SNAP benefits, households must meet certain tests, including resource and income tests: 1 Resources. 2 Income. 3 Deductions. 4 Employment Requirements. 5 Special Rules for Elderly or Disabled. 6 Immigrant Eligibility. In fact, we're not spending enough on food stamps. The need for food assistance is greater than food stamps can fill, and the benefit amount is too low to allow a family to purchase an adequate, healthy diet. The average monthly food stamp benefit per person is only $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person, per meal. Between 2009-2011 the purchasing power of food stamps declined by about 7%, or $47/month for a family of four, due to inflation in the cost of food. You've likely heard stories (and outrage) about people using food stamps to purchase "steak and lobster" as well as cigarettes and alcohol, showing up at the grocery store in a nice car, nice clothes, a nice purse or an iPhone. But the federal government sets the food stamps benefit amount at, on average, roughly $4 a day per person. Yes, someone could save up their monthly allotment to buy some high-priced food items for a special occasion. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Effective October 2016. Maximum Monthly SNAP Amounts. The chart below shows the maximum dollar amount of SNAP benefits your household can receive each month. This dollar amount is based on the number of people in your household, your income and your expenses. You could receive any amount up to or including these amounts. National Standards for reasonable amounts have been established for five necessary expenses: food, housekeeping supplies, apparel and services, personal care products and services, and miscellaneous. See the SNAP page on Applicants and Recipients for detailed information about eligibility requirements and benefits. The SNAP home page provides access to information on all aspects of the program. fns On average, 45 million people received SNAP benefits each month in fiscal year 2011, which represents a 70 percent increase over the roughly 26 million people (or one of every 11) who received benefits in 2007. The truth is, a $125 per person per month grocery budget may seem like a farce to a household currently spending $300 per person per month, but it's actually quite achievable. *For households with more than eight people, add $5,408 per additional person. Always check with the appropriate managing agency to ensure the most accurate guidelines. To see if you might be eligible for SNAP benefits, use SNAP's pre-screening tool. Related Links. 1 Exija Sus Derechos! - 4300 S. 2 EXIJA SUS DERECHOS! Usted Tiene El Derecho - DHS 8219 S. 3 La tarjeta Illinois Link se acepta en mercados de agricultores selectos! DHS 9201 S. 4 B Attitude - Folic Acid - DHS 4758. 5 AABD Cash Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled - DHS 587. 6 Active Play for Families - DHS 4586. Query: average amount food stamps per one person in al for a month
Solution: The average monthly food stamp benefit per person is only $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person.
Explanation: The passage details the eligibility and resources provided by SNAP. The passage includes information on individual per meal food stamp benefit, that can be used to answer the query.

Problem: Most employers will hold personal data such as CVs, interview notes etc.. You'd ideally want to hold this information for maybe 6 months as unsuccessful applicants have 3 months (can be extended to 6 months) in which to bring a discrimination claim against your business should they wish and you need to use this data to defend any potential claim. Period of Limitations that apply to income tax returns. 1 Keep records for 3 years if situations (4), (5), and (6) below do not apply to you. 2 Keep records for 3 years from the date you filed your original return or 2 years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later, if you file a claim for credit or refund after you file your return. Keep records for 7 years if you file a claim for a loss from worthless securities or bad debt deduction. Keep records for 6 years if you do not report income that you should report, and it is more than 25% of the gross income shown on your return. Keep records indefinitely if you do not file a return. Keep records indefinitely if you file a fraudulent return. Keep employment tax records for at least 4 years after the date that the tax becomes due or is paid, whichever is later. The following questions should be applied to each record as you decide whether to keep a document or throw it away. You'll need to consider both your legal and business requirements when deciding how long to keep data. If your employee data is being stored off site in a third party system you might want to download an archive of that employees file which you can store on site, rather than maintaining and paying for it for 6 years. For employers who wish to adopt a voluntary record destruction program, some general guidelines are as follows: 1 Records relating to employee benefits and benefit determinations - keep for at least six years beyond final payment under the particular benefit program. As you can see, there is no steadfast rule on how long to keep data for and so you should try to keep to the spirit of the Data Protection Act 1998 which says that you must not keep data any longer than is necessary for a specific purpose. The ADEA requires the retention of the same records for one year for employers with twenty or more employees. Title VII and the ADA require that basic employee demographic data, pay rates, and weekly compensation records be retained for at least one year. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): The length of time you should keep a document depends on the action, expense, or event which the document records. Generally, you must keep your records that support an item of income, deduction or credit shown on your tax return until the period of limitations for that tax return runs out. The How Long Must Employers Retain Employee Records? Last month's bulletin addressed the need to retain various employee records. Since we received a couple e-mails asking how long these records must be kept, we thought that would be a good topic for this month's bulletins. Naturally, there is no single answer. The length of time you must keep the records depends on the type of records involved. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Under the FLSA, the record-keeping requirements are either two years or three years depending on the type of record involved: Only HR staff and few individuals should have access to these files. Keep for at least three years after the employee leaves the organization. Workers compensation is generally kept on file for the life of the employee or former employee. I-9 forms - Keep I-9 forms separate and in a locked file area. If you want to keep CVs on file for future opportunities you'll need to notify the applicant of why and how long you plan to keep it for and let them know that they can object to the information being held. Data such as their personal records, performance appraisals, employment contract etc should be held on to for 6 years after they have left. Query: how far back should i keep an employee file?
Solution:
Keep employment tax records for at least 4 years after the date that the tax.