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Expanded work requirements for the biggest US food aid program are kicking in for more states
New federal rules raise work requirements age to 64 and restrict exemptions, potentially affecting over 2 million SNAP recipients, with phased state rollouts starting February 1.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements take effect, expanding rules from President Donald Trump's July law and impacting thousands of Mississippians.
- The July tax-and-spending law signed by President Donald Trump expanded mandatory work rules to adults ages 55 through 64 and parents without children younger than 14, requiring an 80 hours a month requirement.
- Implementation timing varies by state, with some starting last fall and others, like Illinois and Ohio, beginning Sunday; Ohio will require documentation starting in March while several states began three-month clocks last fall.
- Advocates caution widespread losses could follow as the Congressional Budget Office projects about 2.4 million fewer SNAP recipients over 10 years, with benefits averaging about $190 and poverty line about $33,000.
- Longer-Term rules shift more costs and limit waivers as California's waiver runs through January 2027, states begin covering three-fourths of administrative costs starting October, and states with higher payment error rates face benefit cost risks in late 2027.
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Expanded work requirements for the biggest US food aid program are kicking in for more states
Work requirements are kicking in for many older adults and parents of teenagers to continue receiving benefits from the biggest U.S. food aid program.
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