Trump moves to stiffen work requirements for food stamps
Under federal law, able-bodied adults without dependents are restricted to three months of benefits
within a 36-month period unless they work at least 80 hours per month
or participate in certain educational or job-training activities.
States, however, can request federal waivers of this time limit — either
across the state or in certain local areas — if jobs are scarce or
unemployment is high.
The Trump administration indicated that it wants to make it harder for states to be granted such waivers. "Too many states have asked to waive work requirements, abdicating their responsibility to move participants to self-sufficiency," said Perdue.
In its statement, USDA described the proposal that Trump outlined as part of his 2019 budget, which would restrict state waivers of the time limits to individual counties that had 10 percent unemployment over 12 months. The federal government currently uses a broader range of economic measures to determine whether a state should be granted a waiver.
Source: Yahoo News
The Trump administration indicated that it wants to make it harder for states to be granted such waivers. "Too many states have asked to waive work requirements, abdicating their responsibility to move participants to self-sufficiency," said Perdue.
In its statement, USDA described the proposal that Trump outlined as part of his 2019 budget, which would restrict state waivers of the time limits to individual counties that had 10 percent unemployment over 12 months. The federal government currently uses a broader range of economic measures to determine whether a state should be granted a waiver.
Source: Yahoo News
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