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OLDER CHICAGOANS AT HIGH RISK OF LOSING SNAP FOOD ASSISTANCE AS NEW WORK RULES KICK IN
Able-bodied adults 55 to 64 years old must work or volunteer 80 hours a month by May. Last year, fewer than half had enough work hours.
IILLINOIS LAWMAKERS WEIGH EMERGENCY BILLS AS SNAP CUTS THREATEN RESIDENTS
Illinois lawmakers have proposed two emergency bills to address upcoming reductions in SNAP food benefits.
WORK REQUIREMENTS IMPACTING SNAP ELIGIBILITY TAKE EFFECT, WORRYING RECIPIENTS, FOOD BANKS
After a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income households. But in the months ahead, many participants will have to abide by new work requirements.
‘NOT SUSTAINABLE’: NEW SNAP REQUIREMENTS COULD LEAVE UP TO 340,000 ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WITHOUT ENOUGH FOOD
As the deadline looms, officials urged those on SNAP to notify the Illinois Department of Human Services of their work status or eligible exemptions so as not to risk losing benefits.
AS NEW SNAP RULES LOOM, OFFICIALS WARN OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR PEOPLE CUT OFF
Cook County health officials are warning about the ripple effects to public health if thousands of residents lose access to one of the country’s largest food assistance programs for low-income households in the coming months.
RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FOOD BENEFITS NEED TO BE AWARE OF NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES
If mistakes are made, they’re not reversible, so people need to make sure they aren’t accidentally shut out of the program.
MORE ILLINOISANS WILL GO HUNGRY IF CONGRESS FAILS TO REVERSE SNAP CUTS
Millions of SNAP participants are at risk of being kicked off the program under changes implemented by the Trump administration.
WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SNAP ARE CHANGING. HERE’S WHAT TO KNOW IN ILLINOIS.
“Denying people access to food is not going to make them get a job.”
HOW FEDERAL CHANGES TO SNAP WILL PUT PRESSURE ON ILLINOIS’ FOOD SYSTEM
All these cuts will have an outsized effect along the distribution chain. SNAP dollars are spent at retail food stores, which purchase from food manufacturers, wholesalers and farmers, who pay truckers and warehouses.
ILLINOIS SPRINTS TO LOWER NEW SNAP COSTS WITHOUT BOOTING PEOPLE WHO NEED IT
The state is sprinting to figure out how to avoid a potential $700 million price tag by changing operations to achieve a level of payment accuracy that the vast majority of states currently do not meet.
HARMFUL CUTS TO SNAP WILL CAUSE UNPRECEDENTED & AVOIDABLE HUNGER
The budget reconciliation bill passing is a call to action.