New Federal Work Rules Threaten Food Assistance for Thousands in Oregon
TL;DR
Oregon has implemented new federal rules requiring 37,000 able-bodied adults without dependents to work, train, or study to retain their SNAP food assistance, affecting the state's food aid program and expanding work requirements up to age 64, amid political debate over the law's implications.
- ‘Able-bodied adults’ must work or lose food stamps, under new federal rules that affect 37,000 Oregonians OregonLive.com
- Members of Blanchet House recovery program navigate new SNAP work requirements KGW
- Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective The Guardian
- Opinion | New federal law harms families who rely on CalFresh to put food on the table CalMatters
- ODHS urges SNAP recipients to act before benefits are lost kobi5.com
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