SNAP already has work requirements for most adults ages 18 through 49 who do not have children.
Those beneficiaries may only qualify for benefits for three months in a three-year period unless they meet certain eligibility requirements. That includes being able to show they are either working or participating in job training for 20 hours per week. They may otherwise still qualify if they fall under an exemption category, such as if they are pregnant, disabled or have a physical or mental condition that prevents them from working.
Ed Bolen, director of SNAP state strategies at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said it is "upsetting" to see the changes included in the debt ceiling legislation. "You're not going to balance the budget, much less pay down the debt, through these kinds of changes," Bolen said. "On the other hand, you're going to affect up to 750,000 low-income older Americans who need food assistance."
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