Post by pavel on Jan 15, 2016 23:15:22 GMT -6
45,000 Alabamians face losing food stamp benefits if they don't go to work
A change in the way the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, is administered means some recipients will now be required to work if they want to keep their benefits.
The change comes after the expiration of a federal waiver that allowed some states – including Alabama – to grant exemptions to work requirements for a segment of SNAP recipients. The Jan. 1 change requires all able-bodied unemployed adults ages 18-49 who aren't disabled or raising minor children to work at least part time in order to maintain their benefits.
According to Berry Spear of the Alabama Department of Human Resources, there are 44,386 individuals in the state designated as able-bodied adults without dependents that are impacted by the change. The work requirement for these people began at the first of the year but they will continue to receive benefits for up to three months after that time.
In Alabama, the change means affected people could see their SNAP benefits end April 1. Those recipients receive $194 a month in food stamp assistance.
Read more: www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/almost_45000_alabamians_will_h.html#incart_river_home_pop
A change in the way the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, is administered means some recipients will now be required to work if they want to keep their benefits.
The change comes after the expiration of a federal waiver that allowed some states – including Alabama – to grant exemptions to work requirements for a segment of SNAP recipients. The Jan. 1 change requires all able-bodied unemployed adults ages 18-49 who aren't disabled or raising minor children to work at least part time in order to maintain their benefits.
According to Berry Spear of the Alabama Department of Human Resources, there are 44,386 individuals in the state designated as able-bodied adults without dependents that are impacted by the change. The work requirement for these people began at the first of the year but they will continue to receive benefits for up to three months after that time.
In Alabama, the change means affected people could see their SNAP benefits end April 1. Those recipients receive $194 a month in food stamp assistance.
Read more: www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/almost_45000_alabamians_will_h.html#incart_river_home_pop