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Millions Could Lose SNAP Benefits as Stricter Rules Take Effect
New SNAP rules require work or training for adults up to 64, limit exemptions for parents, and increase state financial responsibilities, risking benefit loss for 2.4 million people monthly.
- Congress passed a law this summer that significantly altered SNAP work requirements and state funding responsibilities starting this week nationwide.
- The law, championed by President Trump, emerged despite no Democratic votes and amid warnings that new rules would strain state budgets and reduce benefits.
- New rules require adults up to 64 to work or train 20 hours weekly, limit exemptions for parents, and impose a three-month benefit cap for noncompliance.
- About 2.4 million people could lose benefits, and experts warn that shorter benefit duration does not increase employment but raises food insecurity and administrative errors.
- States face challenges adopting changes by November 1, with non-profits expecting increased demand, while officials argue the policy aims to promote work and long-term program health.
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The entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Stock photo by hapabapa/Getty Images)Democrats on a U.S. House subcommittee on food and nutrition policy warned Tuesday that big changes to the major federal nutrition assistance program in Republicans’ spending and tax cuts law this year will lead some states to cut benefits. The law that President Donald Trump championed and that Congress passed this summer without any Democratic votes mad…
New SNAP rules could result in 2.4 million people losing benefits each month
The Agriculture Department has started to issue guidance on how states should implement new work requirements for people who get food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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