Some Food Stamp Recipients Must Hold Job Under New Michigan Rule

Customers shop at the Race Farm tent at the Union Square farmers market in New York City on July 2, 2017 in a file photo. Some food stamp recipients in Michigan will need to work under a new rule that went into effect on Oct. 1, 2018. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

Adults under 50 years old in Michigan who don’t have children must hold a job or forfeit food stamps, under a new rule that started on Oct. 1.

The work requirements of holding a job for an average of at least 20 hours a week are “for able-bodied adults ages 18 to 49 without dependents,” according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.