Al Kipone schreef op 4 december 2019 15:04:
Meanwhile:
The Trump administration will announce a plan Wednesday to end food stamps benefits for about 750,000 Americans, issuing a new regulation that makes it harder for states to gain waivers from a requirement that beneficiaries work or participate in a vocational training program, according to people familiar with the matter.
Conservatives have long sought cuts in the federal food assistance program for the poor. House Republicans tried to impose similar restrictions last year when Congress renewed the program but were rebuffed in the Senate.
The work requirement only applies to “able-bodied” recipients who aren’t caring for a child under 18 years old.
The measure would be the first of three Trump administration initiatives curtailing food stamp benefits to take effect. The Urban Institute estimated in an analysis last month that the measures together would cut 3.7 million beneficiaries from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, often known by its previous name, food stamps.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-...Washington – Every member of Connecticut’s congressional delegation has asked the Trump administration to abandon a new rule they say would cut or eliminate benefits for as many as 45% of the state’s food stamp recipients.
“This proposed rule dramatically undermines Connecticut’s ability to assist families in need and will disproportionally impact our state’s most vulnerable populations,” the lawmakers wrote officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency in charge of the food stamp program.
ctmirror.org/2019/12/03/ct-lawmakers-..."This rule as proposed could negatively affect 775,000 households in Pennsylvania," Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said.
kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/...West Virginia, (WDTV) -- The Trump Administration proposed three eligibility changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, in 2019. The changes include restricting state's work requirement waivers, restricting family eligibility and a change in how utility allowances are calculated.
The Urban Institute found that if these changes were to be enacted to the SNAP program, many West Virginians would have their benefits cut.
A survey by the Urban Institute released this week revealed these changes could lead to over 3.5 million Americans losing food stamps.
In West Virginia where nearly 20% of residents depend on SNAP benefits, this poses a bleak future.
According to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Education, state administrators expect more than 120,000 households to be affected.
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