Food Stamp Enrollment Expected To Drop By 1 Million Next Year

Here is what is key, "able-bodied childless adults enroll in job training or work 20 hours per week if they want more than three months of food stamps,,,for the past several years most states have received waivers from the time limit, which was first imposed with the 1996 welfare reform law." In other words, this is nothing new, the restrictions have just been on hiatus as the country recovers from from 8 years of Bush Jr and his allies. That is not to say that people are not going to be hurt by this:

"The loss of benefits will likely increase hardship for these 1 million unemployed Americans who rely upon SNAP to meet their basic nutritional needs," Bolen wrote on the CBPP's website. "With Congress unlikely to act, states need to begin planning for the reduction to ensure that clients and the many organizations and SNAP stakeholders that work with them are aware of the upcoming change and its effects."

Food Stamp Enrollment Expected To Drop By 1 Million Next Year