Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 3:17:50 GMT -6
41K lost food stamps, 12K found jobs under new work requirement
More than 41,000 people lost access to food stamps within the first year of a new state law that requires some FoodShare recipients to seek employment, while nearly 12,000 people found jobs through a new job training program for recipients, state data show.
A report released by the Department of Health Services on Wednesday shows 11,971 participants of the FoodShare Employment and Training program reported finding employment. Meanwhile, 41,149 able-bodied adults without children lost FoodShare benefits after the state said they failed to seek employment.
Since last April, the DHS referred 107,033 people to the FSET program, while 32,193 ultimately enrolled, according to the DHS report. The FoodShare program served some 770,000 people in 2015. Wednesday’s report was released after the Wisconsin State Journal reported in November that 15,000 people lost FoodShare benefits in the first three months of the new state requirement.
DHS spokeswoman Claire Yunker said the department does not track how many of those who gained employment are no longer enrolled in the FoodShare program.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/k-lost-food-stamps-k-found-jobs-under-new-work/article_91fd417a-1ec3-5942-9086-1bf52a4a5112.html
More than 41,000 people lost access to food stamps within the first year of a new state law that requires some FoodShare recipients to seek employment, while nearly 12,000 people found jobs through a new job training program for recipients, state data show.
A report released by the Department of Health Services on Wednesday shows 11,971 participants of the FoodShare Employment and Training program reported finding employment. Meanwhile, 41,149 able-bodied adults without children lost FoodShare benefits after the state said they failed to seek employment.
Since last April, the DHS referred 107,033 people to the FSET program, while 32,193 ultimately enrolled, according to the DHS report. The FoodShare program served some 770,000 people in 2015. Wednesday’s report was released after the Wisconsin State Journal reported in November that 15,000 people lost FoodShare benefits in the first three months of the new state requirement.
DHS spokeswoman Claire Yunker said the department does not track how many of those who gained employment are no longer enrolled in the FoodShare program.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/k-lost-food-stamps-k-found-jobs-under-new-work/article_91fd417a-1ec3-5942-9086-1bf52a4a5112.html