Advocates Decry Kansas & Fed Work Rules For SNAP Benefits

This morning we take a quick glimpse at the debate regarding the fading social safety net and typical pecking order hatred targeting the working poor . . . To be fair, we understand this plays to the ethos of the plebs and distracts most people from all of the corporate handouts that politicos support with greater stealth. 

Still, here's MSM helping us all hate our neighbors just a bit more . . .

As part of the debt ceiling agreement, Congress recently raised the work requirement age limit to 55 for able-bodied adults without dependents in order to qualify for SNAP. Such recipients must prove that they are working, volunteering or in job training programs within three months or they lose their benefits.

It was a move that the state of Kansas had made a few months earlier, raising the age limit by 10 years to 59. Last year, state lawmakers also raised the number of hours people have to work, from 20 to 30 a week. For participants who fail to work the required hours, they have to complete an employment and training program.

Both Kansas and federal Republican lawmakers say it’s about getting people working.

The retort . . .  

Kansas ranks 49th in access to SNAP benefits, according to USDA data from 2021. Those opposed to work requirements say that they just further discourage people from even applying for help.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Congress made SNAP work rules stricter. Food advocates worry about following Kansas' lead

Congress expanded work requirements for food assistance during the debt ceiling negotiations, a move that would normally happen in the Farm Bill. Shortly before that, the state of Kansas made similar changes.