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![A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a rule change by the Trump administration that would have imposed stricter work requirements on some people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-498596682-9feae010de3dfa5e0ea8d1f6ff292a990e36e854-scaled-e1584201221200-900x422.jpg)
Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP
By: Maria Godoy | NPR
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The rule, which was to take effect April 1, would have tightened work requirements for some food stamp recipients. But a judge said flexibility in food aid is needed amid a pandemic.