Debt deal alters SNAP work requirements, causing concern among Democrats and non-profits.

Democrats are divided over the new work requirements for food aid that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will now require able-bodied adults from age 49 to 54 without dependents to work or attend training programs for at least 80 hours a month if they want to receive more than three months of SNAP benefits within a three-year period. Republicans have tried for decades to expand work requirements for these government assistance programs, arguing they result in more people returning to the workforce, despite several studies that have found they have little impact on employment.