Advocates say work requirements for public assistance programs not only leave students hungry, but could discourage SNAP or TANF recipients who are not already in college from enrolling.
by an estimated $6.5 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office ; tightening work rules in another program used by low-income college students, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, will save $5 million 2023 and 2023, the CBO says.Advocates contend that, whatever the savings, these types of restrictions were already deterring Americans from going to college and getting higher-wage jobs, even before they were made tougher.
Changing SNAP rules to encourage education, rather than just employment, could help more people improve their circumstances, critics of work requirements say.
“It does take away from their academic studies,” said Brandi Simonaro, who co-directs SNAP outreach for public colleges as a project director at the Center for Healthy Communities at California State University’s Chico campus.
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