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New Work Requirements Would Slash SNAP Benefits for Many

The Congressional Budget Office projects that new work requirements would result in over 3.2 million Americans losing food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Currently, able-bodied adults aged 18 to 54 without dependent children must meet work requirements for SNAP eligibility. The proposal would raise the upper age limit to 64. This change would affect 1 million adults aged 55 to 64 and save the government $92 billion from 2025 to 2034. As of 2023, 42.1 million people, or 12.6% of U.S. residents, receive monthly SNAP benefits.

Lucky Knott

Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.