Maryville Food Pantry Sees More People Amid SNAP Changes, Rising Food Costs

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Officials Remind Tennesseans Of New Requirements For Food Benefits

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – Some Tennesseans receiving benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, could be required to work, the Tennessee Department of Human Resources said Monday. The One Big Beautiful Bill implemented new work requirements for SNAP recipients who are between the ages of 18 and 65, who are not disabled and do not have children under the age of 14. The requir…

Maryville food pantry sees more people amid SNAP changes, rising food costs

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Work requirements for those eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are changing in Tennessee.   According to the Department of Human Services, adults 18 to 64 who don’t have a disability and don’t live with children under 14 may only get SNAP benefits for three months in three years unless they work, volunteer, or train at least 20 hours a week.  Tennessee announces new work requirements for adu…

Tennessee adds new work requirements for food stamps. What enrollees need to know.

Tennessee is making big changes to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — also known as SNAP, food stamps or EBT — and it’s going to be expensive. Some of the changes will affect SNAP enrollees directly. But other changes are more behind the scenes, and those are the ones that will likely cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. Work requirement changes More Tennesseans who get food aid are now subject to work requirements. That …