SNAP Work Requirement Still Not Enforced in 25 States

SNAP Work Requirement Still Not Enforced in 25 States
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a grocery store in New York City on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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Able-bodied people without dependents must work 20 hours a week or be in job training to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress suspended the work requirement.

Businesses are open again, yet 25 states have not fully reinstated work requirements. Of those, seven states allow work waivers in certain areas of the state. These seven are Colorado, Kentucky, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, and South Dakota.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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