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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 recipients’ income would be required along with photos on state food stamp cards, called EBT cards, under legislation proposed by Sen. Tim Schaffer, a Lancaster… Read More
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 communities make some changes too. Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks says the state needs to waive work requirements for the food stamp… Read More
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.
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 than three million people across the country would lose SNAP benefits in an effort to prevent fraud. Anti-hunger advocates in the Ohio Valley say the more than… Read More
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.
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.
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.
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 review process will require government administrators to review a person’s eligibility every quarter, this is currently an annual process. The same requirements are also attached… Read More