Restoring and Standardizing Work Requirements for SNAP Food Assistance Recipients.
This bill restores and tightens work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents receiving SNAP food assistance. The changes raise the maximum age for mandatory work from 50 to 65, significantly expanding the population subject to these rules. Additionally, the exemption for parents is narrowed, applying only to those caring for a child under the age of 7, potentially impacting benefit access for many families.
Key points
Work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents receiving SNAP are extended up to age 65 (up from 50).
The temporary COVID-era waiver of work requirements is repealed, immediately restoring the obligation to work or participate in training.
Parents caring for children aged 7 or older may lose their automatic exemption from the work requirement if they are otherwise able-bodied.
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