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(151,125 posts) Fri Apr 18, 2025, 06:41 PM Friday

USDA urges states to reinforce work requirements for SNAP recipients

Source: Scripps News

Posted 1:17 PM, Apr 18, 2025

While possible changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are being considered, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins reiterated to state agencies that individuals receiving government benefits to offset food costs need to work if they are able.

Most individuals and families are already subject to some form of work requirements to be eligible for SNAP. Rollins said the memorandum requires states to “make clear” that people who can work, do. Adults ages 18-54 are required to be employed or participate in a work program unless they are disabled, pregnant, have some one under age 18 in their household, experiencing homelessness or a veteran.

“Since my confirmation, I have reiterated the states are our partners, and this includes ensuring our nutrition programs are tied to putting Americans back to work,” said Rollins. “It is important to remind states that Congress conditioned the receipt of benefits by able-bodied adults without dependents on satisfying work requirements.

Many states have abused the system by requesting work requirement waivers. Today marks the start of a new era for SNAP—prioritizing work, career and technical education, and volunteering rather than idleness, excess spending, and misapplication of the law.”

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days/usda-urges-states-to-reinforce-work-requirements-for-snap-recipients

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USDA urges states to reinforce work requirements for SNAP recipients (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP

I did Nazi this coming....pfft, right in the Fuhrer's face... wcmagumba Friday #1

A federal agency telling states what they can do? I don't think that this is going to fly very well. After all, State SWBTATTReg Friday #2

Federal agencies often do. Igel Saturday #4

I get twice as much on my insurance healthy food card as I do on SNAP. elocs Saturday #5

Most able-bodied, working age recipients already work - at the nation's most profitable companies! jmbar2 Friday #3

wcmagumba

(3,846 posts)

1. I did Nazi this coming....pfft, right in the Fuhrer's face...

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Fri Apr 18, 2025, 06:51 PM

Friday

SWBTATTReg

(25,182 posts)

2. A federal agency telling states what they can do? I don't think that this is going to fly very well. After all, State

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 07:02 PM

Friday

Rights, eh?

And perhaps I'm wrong here, but the SNAP benefits aren't that great of a deal, that shortfalls in one's diet aren't all met still.

Igel

(36,719 posts)

4. Federal agencies often do.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 12:07 PM

Saturday

My school district implemented sexual harassment/etc. guidelines because of official "guidance" that said if we didn't do x, y, and z we might be investigated (something that is very intrusive and expensive, and a thorough-going investigation always shows up *something* since it's hard to be perfect ... the old 'show me the man and I'll show you the crime' sort of routine).

Same for student lunches. Asked if it would okay if I put one of my classes in for a free pizza-for-the-class drawing with a local business, I was told that this was illegal. That while a bag of chips might be an adequate reward for a student, "pizza" was a meal and would violate the federal dietary guidelines so it was a hard no on the free pizza.

Same for a lot of SpEd and "EB" (formerly "EL", formerly "ELL", formerly ...) education. It costs more than the feds pay for, but nobody wants to turn down "free money." Esp. because if we don't meet the SpEd and EB service levels, it's not just SpEd and EB monies that would be endangered but a whole raft of sub-programs that make up the DOE contribution.

The '70s saw highway funds threatened with withholding if states didn't lower their max speed limits to 55 mph.

My county was told that unless they produced an affordable-housing central planning document by a certain deadline they could have all sorts of funding withheld--and then that plan had to be approved with regular checks to make sure it was being followed.

Federal funds come with strings.

elocs

(24,098 posts)

5. I get twice as much on my insurance healthy food card as I do on SNAP.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 01:20 PM

Saturday

But on the food card I can't buy soda or junk food like I can on SNAP.
I am fortunate that between the 2 of them I don't spend money on food.

jmbar2

(6,811 posts)

3. Most able-bodied, working age recipients already work - at the nation's most profitable companies!

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Fri Apr 18, 2025, 07:25 PM

Friday

How to reduce food stamp costs? Tax private equity (PE) firms whose workers are so underpaid that they qualify for foodstamps.

PE firms own many of the lowest paid employers in the US - fast food chains, retail, and services companies. An estimated 650-700,000 workers in those companies qualify for food stamps.

Grok/DeepSearch analysis.
NOTE: I have not independently verified these results. I'll leave that for people with more time on their hands. But the results are interesting.

https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=1913294026876609012

Private Equity Employer database
https://pestakeholder.org/explore-the-issues/labor-and-jobs/largest-private-equity-employer-database/

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