Nearly 1 million people will lose SNAP
benefits in 2016 as fewer states qualify for a waiver from the law that limits
a childless adult’s benefits to 3 months if he or she isn’t working at least
part-time or enrolled in a job training program for at least 20 hours a week.
Most of those affected are men (60%). Over 4 out of 5 (82%) earn less than 50%
of the federal poverty level ($5,835 a year), and nearly one-third are over 40
years old.
Source: Center for Budget and Policy
Priorities, 1/13/15, SNAP
Cuts
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