Food insecurity in the US reaches its highest level since December 2020. Experts predicted a 'looming hunger cliff' in March, and they were right.
While SNAP benefits typically vary based on a recipient’s income, during the temporary congressional expansion, recipients were offered the maximum aid available for their household size. However, those benefits were cut months early as part of a bipartisan compromise surrounding a program to provide grocery benefits to replace school meals for low-income children.
He continued, writing that the expanded benefits were a “lifesaver for many individuals and families as jobs disappeared and the economy grinded to a halt.” Prior to the pandemic, people younger than 50 who met certain requirements had to volunteer, work or receive job training for 80 hours a month in order to receive regular assistance. Now, as part of the new budget cuts package, recipients are required to work until the age of 55. According tothe new stipulations also make it harder for states to waive those work rules in states.
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