Advocates fighting hunger concerned debt ceiling bill will limit access to SNAP benefits for those who need it, limiting access to food.
Anti-hunger advocates say new SNAP requirements in the debt ceiling bill could limit access to food for some people in need. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan is looking into the possible change.Anti-hunger advocates say new requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in the debt ceiling bill passed by Congress, could limit access to food for some people in need.
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 expands the work requirement for SNAP recipients from age 18 to 49 to age 18 to 54.That would require able-bodied adults who don’t have dependents to work or participate in approved job training for at least 80 hours a month, in order to receive more than three months of benefits over three years.
No Kid Hungry estimates this would put 44,000 Texans at risk of losing food assistance over the next two years. "That’s the disconnect, right? Most Americans are experiencing inflation and incredibly high grocery costs. So we don’t want to make it harder for people in a climate that’s really challenging to have access to food," explained Stacie Sanchez, Director of No Kid Hungry Texas.
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