#FoodAssistance #SNAP #SocialSafetyNet
www.nytimes.com
180,000 New Yorkers May Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under New Work Rules
Since Pat Chisholm was laid off early in the pandemic by a Manhattan law firm, after spending 20 years as a legal assistant, she has depleted her life savings and applied for more jobs than she can remember.
#SNAP #Cybersecurity #FoodAssistance
www.newsweek.com
SNAP cards would change for millions under new bill
Lawmakers have introduced legislation to require chip-enabled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit cards and stronger cybersecurity rules after a rise in theft of food benefits nationwide.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #DataPrivacy
www.newsweek.com
Trump administration suffers legal blow over SNAP in 22 states
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from withholding SNAP benefit funding from 22 Democratic-led states amid a dispute over demands for detailed personal data on benefit recipients.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #PublicPolicy
www.newsweek.com
Illinois could pay families who have SNAP benefits cuts
As tougher federal work requirements for SNAP benefits take hold this month, Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would use state funds to temporarily support households that could lose their food stamps.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #WorkRequirements
apnews.com
Expanded work requirements for the biggest US food aid program are kicking in for more states
Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U. S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #PovertyReduction
abcnews.go.com
New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits
Estimates suggest more than 2 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits.
New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to go into effect on Feb.
#SNAP #FoodAssistance #VirginiaPolitics
wtop.com
Here's what Virginia is doing so far to reduce its SNAP error rate - WTOP News
As 850,000 Virginians (and millions nationwide) went without food stamps this fall during the federal government shutdown, the giant reconciliation bill Congress passed this summer set off a timer for states to reduce their error rates in computing the disbursement of funds to recipients.
#SNAPFraud #GovernmentIntegrity #FoodAssistancePrograms
www.bostonherald.com
Massachusetts native on the national frontline of targeting SNAP fraud
A Massachusetts native on the national frontline of targeting SNAP fraud says the Bay State's "lax controls" enabled an alleged operation that obtained nearly $7 million in benefits out of tiny storefronts in Boston.
