Nearly 75,000 people in South Dakota rely on benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford food each month.

Nationwide, about 42 million people rely on the federal program, which provides low-income families monthly benefits to pay for healthy food, USA TODAY reported.

Here's what it takes to qualify in South Dakota.

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What are the income requirements to participate in SNAP in South Dakota?

In order to participate in the program, a household must have no more than $3,000 in "countable resources," such as a bank account, according to the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The limit increases to $4,500 if at least one person in the hous

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