House Republicans are preparing to push forward with one of the most dramatic overhauls to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in decades, setting the stage for significant benefit reductions, new work requirements, and a first-ever state cost-sharing system — all part of a broader plan to cut $230 billion …
Read More »New Work Requirements For Some SNAP Recipients Included In Debt Limit Deal
Ashley Murray, Florida Phoenix The holiday weekend debt ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy preserves in part new work requirements for some food stamp recipients but now with exceptions for certain populations, including veterans. The agreement released late Saturday night showed concessions from both …
Read More »SNAP Work Requirements Don’t Actually Get More People Working – But They Do Drastically Limit The Availability Of Food Aid
Kelsey Pukelis, Harvard Kennedy School The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which nearly 43 million low-income Americans get help buying groceries. The House bill calls for this policy to apply to …
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