SNAP Work Requirements: A Bill Passed To Expand Work Requirements And Limit The Availability Of Food Aid

A bill passed by the House of Representatives would limit the spending and expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

SNAP Work Requirements: A Bill Passed To Expand Work Requirements And Limit The Availability Of Food Aid (PHOTO: The Conversation)

SNAP Work Requirements Updates

Approximately 43 million low-income Americans receive assistance in buying groceries thanks to SNAP benefits and it was recently passed by a  217-215 vote, according to the New York Times.

CNN reported that House has provided a policy to advocate for one of their longstanding goals that require more low-income Americans to work to receive government benefits, particularly food stamps and Medicaid.

According to The new policy adults with ages 18 to 50 are eligible to get food stamps for only three months out of every three years unless they are employed for at least 20 hours a week or fulfill other measures.

However,  all but four Republicans were in favor and every Democrat opposed, on April 26, 2023, resulting in a standoff over raising the debt ceiling. The SNAP benefits program that supports low-income and persons with disability who will receive health care is contingent on work requirements for some eligible Americans. It’s unclear whether that’s possible since a federal court has similar measures passed in some states previously.

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Since Before SNAP Work Requirements Is Needed

Since the government has mandated a requirement for people getting SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, to do paid work, get job training, or volunteer otherwise they are unable to continue receiving their benefits.

Meanwhile, the requirements were paused in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic but were resumed in July 2023 regardless of the fate of the House bill which is unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

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