Chicago senior feels the pinch of reduced SNAP benefits

– The latest debt ceiling deal includes some changes for Americans who receive food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

The agreement would change work requirements for recipients from 49 years of age and younger to 54 years and younger. They would need to work or participate in a training program for at least 80 hours a month to be eligible to receive benefits.Diane Darvasnelson has been on SNAP for about eight years.

"My business went kaput," Darvasnelson said."I lost my house. I lost my business and I found myself in the situation." In 2020, she, like all those on SNAP, saw an increase in benefits because of the pandemic. Earlier this year, that ended. Beneficiaries assumed the funds would return to pre-pandemic levels, which for Darvasnelson, would be $138. Instead, her benefits dropped to $23.She said her social security benefit did increase slightly, but not enough to compensate for the SNAP loss.Darvasnelson worries the same could happen to individuals following the latest debt ceiling deal. The agreement does exempt veterans, the unhoused, and young adults transitioning from foster care.:"I've written to the president.

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

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