![Amy Truckowski (left) and Sandra Viloria, both U.S. Army veterans, carpooled to the Leavenworth Mission Food Pantry in March to pick up a week’s worth of groceries. The pantry is near the U.S. Army installation at Fort Leavenworth.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/48905/04xx18_pl_snap_military_veterans__medium.jpg)
Serving And Hungry: How A Federal Rule Keeps Some Military Members From Food Aid
Many active-duty service members can’t get SNAP benefits because the government counts a soldier’s housing allowance as income, pushing them above the federal eligibility line.