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![cans of sliced carrots on shelf at the Athens County Food Pantry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carrots-farm-bill.jpgnew-e1718917781210-900x422.jpg)
Food pantries expect more visitors if Congress changes food stamps formula
By: Alison Patton
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Kayla Darby receives SNAP benefits at the beginning of the month, but with four kids, she needs additional support. “It doesn’t get us through the full… Read More
![A woman shopping in Seaman's grocery store](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SNAPFEATURED-e1678482975168-900x422.jpg)
‘We expect the impact to be huge’: Additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits end for Ohioans
By: Madison Moore
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The emergency SNAP allotments that have been helping many families across Southeast Ohio ended March 1st, leaving local food assistance programs bracing for a spike in… Read More
![A customer shops for eggs at a H-E-B grocery store on February 08, 2023 in Austin, Texas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1464257602-copy_slide-a8100033ce6d90e04b1d208fae2bd5d409c152cb-scaled-e1678205979834-900x422.jpg)
What SNAP recipients can expect as benefits shrink in March
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — This month, as many as 16 million American households have received a sharp reduction in the size of their benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,… Read More
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This month’s end of SNAP pandemic boost has advocates for low-income Ohioans worried
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People across the country who receive SNAP or food stamp benefits will see that allocation shrink after this month, as the boost the federal… Read More
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Ohio Bill Toughening Welfare Program Eligibility Criticized
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Social service advocates are criticizing an Ohio bill that would toughen eligibility for food stamps and Medicaid benefits. Beefed up monitoring of changes in food stamp… Read More
![Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Food Banks (right), checks out the produce while she talks with employees at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in Grove City, just south of Columbus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen_shot_2020-03-12_at_1.31.20_pm-e1584038126228-900x422.png)
Foodbanks Say Help is Urgently Needed Because of Coronavirus
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Congress is considering a bill that would make it easier for low-income people to get emergency food assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak. And advocates for foodbanks are requesting the state and… Read More
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Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily.
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How A Proposed SNAP Eligibility Revision Could Affect Ohio Valley Recipients
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a proposal to tighten the rules on who qualifies for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA estimates more… Read More
![A grocery store in New York City advertises that it accepts food stamps. A Trump administration proposal could result in 3 million people losing their food assistance.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-181179078-4b072a36e80e9e4e4e8140288d2ee791cf47308d-e1563901266757-900x422.jpg)
3 Million Could Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Trump Administration Proposal
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The administration wants to close what it calls a “loophole” that allows states to give benefits to those would not otherwise be eligible by raising or eliminating income and asset limits.
![The Franciscan Center in Baltimore serves a hot lunch daily to those who need extra help, even if they receive food stamps. Those benefits could end for 755,000 able-bodied adults.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_7120-2-4683aa0dd2274946deba3fdd5205e28ed85bc5cd-e1554132850763-900x422.jpg)
More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The Trump administration has proposed changing food stamp rules to require able-bodied adults without children to work 20 hours or more a week or lose benefits.
![President Trump is expected to sign into law the farm bill Thursday. Ahead of the signing, the USDA unveiled a rule change calling for more able-bodied adults to work in exchange for food benefits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/food-stamp-perdue-6c144bece45d9b5539c486899b16879056b5f4e2-e1545319610231-900x422.jpg)
Sidestepping Congress, Trump Administration Proposes More Work Rules For Food Stamps
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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The Agriculture Department wants to limit states’ ability to apply for exemption waivers. It wants more able-bodied people to work in exchange for federal food benefits.
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Lawmakers Ramp Up Scrutiny Of Recipients On Food Stamps, Medicaid
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Senate and House have approved a bill, HB119, that will ramp up scrutiny of people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. The new… Read More