{"id":2054777,"date":"2023-10-04T04:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-will-be-harder-to-get-from-october\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T04:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:50:03","slug":"food-stamps-will-be-harder-to-get-from-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-will-be-harder-to-get-from-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Food stamp eligibility will become more challenging starting in October."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffood-stamps-will-be-harder-to-get-from-october%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2054777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>This month, SNAP benefits will receive a\u2063 boost, but eligibility requirements have changed<\/h2>\n<p>The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will \u2063be\u200d increasing this month, but there are new rules that applicants need to be aware of. These changes, which came into effect\u2064 on October 1, now require able-bodied\u200d adults without dependents between the ages of 52 and 54 to prove\u200c that they are actively\u2064 working, training, or in school in \u200border to qualify for SNAP\u2063 benefits. \u2062Previously, individuals between the ages of 18 and 52 had to\u200d demonstrate that they were working at least 80 hours per month, in school, or participating in a training program to be eligible for SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p>This age requirement expansion was part of the debt ceiling deal that was passed in Congress and signed\u200c by President\u200d Joe Biden earlier this year. The age requirement will continue to expand in October 2024, while \u2062the new eligibility requirements\u200d will be in effect until October 1, 2030.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related \u2064Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/food-stamp-program-losing-1-billion-every-month-to-alleged-fraud-errors-sen-ernst-5499332?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Food Stamp\u200c Program Loses $1 Billion Every Month to Alleged Fraud, Errors: Sen. Ernst<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>9\/27\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/food-stamp-spending-expansion-blamed-for-15-percent-grocery-price-inflation-5480058?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Food Stamp Spending Expansion Blamed for 15 Percent Grocery Price Inflation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>8\/24\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, these changes have raised concerns from the left-wing Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. They warned that over 750,000 &#8220;older adults&#8221; are at\u2063 risk of losing SNAP benefits \u2063due to the expansion of the\u2064 existing work-reporting requirement, which they\u200d consider to\u200b be a failed policy. According to the center, these requirements could result in food assistance being taken\u200b away from individuals who face\u200c significant barriers to employment or who should \u200bbe exempt but are caught up in bureaucratic red tape.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion of the work requirement was part of a deal between President Biden\u2062 and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) a few months ago. McCarthy believes that work requirements help individuals\u200c find employment and\u2064 improve their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Exceptions to the new\u200d requirements include\u200d veterans, homeless individuals, people aged 18 to 24\u200b who aged out of foster care, those with mental\u200d or physical limitations, \u200chouseholds with children aged 18 or younger, pregnant women, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>House Speaker Kevin \u2062McCarthy (R-Calif.) announces an impeachment inquiry \u200cagainst President Joe Biden to members of the news media outside his office\u2062 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 12, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Starting October 1, individuals who \u200dalready receive SNAP benefits and still qualify will see an increase in their benefits. The U.S. Department of\u200c Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the benefit changes for SNAP are based on the Consumer Price Index, which \u200bmeasures inflation for June 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The USDA stated, &#8220;The \u2063maximum\u200c allotments \u2062will increase for the 48 states and D.C., Alaska, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. \u2063The maximum allotment for a family \u200cof four in the 48 states and D.C. will be $973.&#8221; In Alaska, allotments for a family of four will range from $1,248 to $1,937, while the maximum allotments for \u2064a family of four in Hawaii \u2064will decrease to $1,759. The minimum benefit for all 48 states and the District of Columbia will \u2062remain at $23.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>A study by the Center on Budget\u200c and Policy Priorities revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-will-be-harder-to-get-from-october\/\" title=\"Food stamp eligibility will become more challenging starting in October.\">average family started receiving<\/a> about $90 less per month in March, \u200bwith some households experiencing a decrease of up \u200bto $250. This has raised \u200bconcerns \u2064about potential fraud within the program.<\/p>\n<h2>Fraud?<\/h2>\n<p>Last \u200cmonth, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) warned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-biden-faces-backlash-over-afghanistan-speech-tropical-storm-hits-haiti-following-massive-earthquake-biden-administration-expands-food-stamp-program\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Biden Faces Backlash Over Afghanistan Speech, Tropical Storm Hits Haiti Following Massive Earthquake, Biden Administration Expands Food Stamp Program\">food stamp program<\/a> is losing\u200c approximately \u2064$1 billion per month due to errors and fraud. In response, she\u200d introduced legislation to\u200d address these alleged \u200closses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Earlier this year, the federal government ended its public health emergency over COVID-19, which also marked the end of the booster program for all SNAP recipients. Originally, the extra benefits were intended to continue as long as\u200c the COVID-19 public health emergency was in force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SNAP benefits can fluctuate based on inflation and other factors. While\u200b maximum benefits increased by 12 percent in October, payments decreased\u200d for those who also receive Social Security due to\u2062 the 8.7 \u2062percent cost-of-living increase\u200d in that program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <em>The Associated Press contributed to this \u2063report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>What is the income limit for\u2063 food stamps in North Carolina 2023?<\/h2>\n<p><span>SNAP\/FNS income limits effective October 1, \u20642022-September 30, 2023 Ctober\u2062 1, 2023, able-bodied\u2064 adults without dependents between the ages of 52 and 54 will need to fulfill certain requirements in order\u200c to qualify for Supplemental \u2062Nutrition Assistance Program \u200b(SNAP) \u2064benefits. These changes, implemented as part of the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-says-house-will-keep-working-on-spending-bill-were-not-leaving-this-weekend\/\" title=\"McCarthy assures House's commitment to spending bill: 'No weekend breaks for us'\">debt ceiling deal signed<\/a> into law earlier this \u200cyear, aim to expand the eligibility criteria for SNAP \u2063benefits.\u2062 However, they have also raised concerns\u2063 from advocacy groups who fear that the new requirements \u2062could result in \u2064vulnerable individuals losing their food assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, individuals between the ages of 18\u2063 and 52 were required to demonstrate that they\u200b were working at least 80 hours per month,\u200b enrolled in school, or participating \u2063in a training program \u2063to be eligible for SNAP benefits. Under the new rules, the age requirement has been raised to include adults between the ages of\u200b 52 and \u206254, and they must\u200c now prove that they are actively working, training, or in school.<\/p>\n<p>The Center on Budget and \u200bPolicy Priorities, a left-wing organization, has warned \u200cthat these changes could result in over 750,000 &#8220;older adults&#8221; losing \u2063their SNAP benefits. They argue that the expansion of the\u200b work-reporting requirement \u200dis a failed\u2063 policy that could negatively \u200bimpact individuals who face significant barriers to \u2064employment. They \u200cbelieve that this new requirement may inadvertently lead to \u2064deserving individuals \u200closing\u200c their food assistance due to bureaucratic red tape.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2063other hand, House Speaker Kevin\u200c McCarthy (R-Calif.)\u2064 and President Biden, who negotiated the deal, believe \u200cthat work \u2062requirements are crucial\u2062 in helping individuals\u200c find\u2063 employment\u2064 and improve\u200b their lives. They argue that by encouraging work and self-sufficiency, the government is promoting \u200beconomic empowerment and \u200dreducing dependency on public assistance programs.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note \u200cthat there are exceptions \u200bto the new\u2062 requirements. Veterans, homeless\u200c individuals, people aged \u206218 to 24 who aged out\u2062 of foster care, \u200dthose \u2064with\u200b mental or \u2063physical limitations, households with children\u200b aged 18 or younger, \u200dpregnant women,\u2062 and others are exempt \u2062from the expanded \u200dwork requirements.<\/p>\n<p>While these changes aim to strike a balance between promoting self-sufficiency \u2064and\u200c providing assistance to\u2064 those in need, it is crucial\u200b for applicants to be aware of the new rules and requirements. Understanding the eligibility \u200ccriteria and providing the\u2062 necessary documentation will ensure that individuals \u200breceive the support they need.<\/p>\n<p>As these \u200bchanges come into effect this month, it is vital for individuals affected\u200c by this update to familiarize themselves with the \u2064new rules and\u2063 requirements. By staying informed and fulfilling the necessary criteria, eligible individuals \u200bcan\u200b continue to receive the vital \u200dassistance provided\u200c by SNAP benefits. Additionally, advocacy groups and policymakers \u2062should monitor \u200bthe impact of these changes and ensure that vulnerable populations are not disproportionately affected by the expanded work requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, SNAP benefits will increase, but eligibility rules have changed. Starting Oct. 1, able-bodied adults aged 52-54 must show they are actively working, training, or in school. 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