BREAKING: Trump admin. has formalized work requirements for recipients of food stamps, a move that will cause about 688,000 people to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
This work requirement rule would save the government $5.5 billion over five years, the USDA said.
Hunger advocates have repeatedly emphasized that SNAP is intended to address hunger and not compel people to work. Many also noted that those affected are impoverished, tend to live in rural areas, often face mental health issues and disabilities. Black and Hispanic households, women and LGBTQ people would be disproportionately affected by the change.
. Ninety-seven percent of the SNAP participants who would be affected by this change live in poverty, and 88 percent have household incomes at or below 50 percent of the poverty level or less than $600 a month — a much larger portion than the overall average — the study said.
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