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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Republicans and Democrats are beginning to chart the path of how they want to address food assistance work requirements in the 2023 farm bill discussion at the same time requirements return to pre-pandemic standards in May with the end of the public health emergency.
The Trump administration is moving to make it much harder for states and localities to get waivers from the work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for able-bodied adults without dependents.
USDA wants to hear from the public and policy experts about how to push unemployed, able-bodied adults who are getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits into the workforce.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - A battle is starting to take shape over whether and how to restrict SNAP benefits to able-bodied adults who don’t have children at home.