Food stamp benefits increased Oct. 1 but with the boost comes additional work requirements for some recipients.
Benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name for food stamps, increased by about 3% starting Oct. 1. The year’s changes are based on the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for June 2022. Jan Murphy | [email protected] through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name for food stamps, increased by about 3% starting Oct. 1.
As of Oct. 1., able-bodied adults without dependents, known as ABAWDs, who are between ages 18-52 must show they are working at least 80 hours a month or enrolled in a training program to receive SNAP benefits. Before Sept. 1, the age range was 18-49; from Sept. 1-Oct. 1, it was 18-50. On Oct. 1, 2024, the age range will increase again, this time to 54.
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