White House to Tighten Work Requirements for Food-Stamp Aid

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The Trump administration plans to tighten work requirements for federal food aid. Hundreds of thousands of people could become ineligible in 2020.

The Trump administration is set to tighten work requirements for recipients of federal food aid, potentially rendering hundreds of thousands of people ineligible for the program by mid-2020.

The administration said Wednesday that it had completed a new rule curbing states’ ability to shield adults without dependents from federal work requirements tied to receiving assistance through the program formerly administered via food stamps. Officials say the rule, which takes effect April 1, 2020, will save the government billions...

 

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But what will the druggies, freeloaders, and all other pos's do?

And you say that like its a bad thing. It's a good thing. Able bodied and able minded folks should work for their $. Work does a body good.

A move to tackle the so called voluntary unemployment or the lazy cultural mindsets.

100ks could be back at work instead of sponging.

if Trump cuts military cost, more poor people can get more help from federal government

Good! Let them find a job. It’s a workers paradice now. Everyone is attempting to hire now

TRUMP GIVES HELP TO THE WEALTHY TRUMP TAKES MORE FROM LOWER INCOME FAMILY ImpeachTrumpPenceBarrPompeo

that is why they have food pantries. I had to take my older brother there for a few years. Plus a older family friend was going as well. rob you of your dignity My brothers friend would get him food with his food stamps when they both lost their jobs. 'Merica

Must have ID.

Maybe this will help the Democratic candidates who want to make everything FREE! and just give away money like Andrew Yang. People who choose to not work love their ideas cause that’s what America needs is more people on the government tit!!

hopefully it will lower the number of extreme fat people!

Working-class populist hero Donald trump strikes another blow for the forgotten American

The flexible policy aims to help much more.

Well now we can all say Merry Christmas to all the faux Christians who support the faux king. Hypocrisy at its finest. Hope his royal demon buster is fond of this!

People 18-49 without kids and not disabled

This is for people that CAN work, not for those that CANT. Everyone should be encouraging work for those that can.

The cruelty is the point.

That will make him popular among black voters.😂

Drop the farm aid!

Child labor is one way to compete with the global economy..... Ivanka might can have some clothes made here.

Merry Christmas!

hungry people are easier to control....they'll be sure to blame illegal immigrants, somehow....Fox will make sure of that.

There has not been a federal minimum wage increase since 2007.

Evil bastards

lindsaywise Trumptards will be affected the most. Enjoy

If you are an adult with no children and capable of working you should not be living off other people. So long as you don't have any physical or mental handicaps. Hell, I know people with mental handicaps that do work and do take care of themselves and they feel good about it.

Looking to starve his base?

Maybecwe should cut off trumps food supply and the millionaire tax break disgusting

That's the prolife Republikkkan fascist party for you.

food is a human right

About time

Still doesn’t know his base?

Hundreds of thousands - mostly women & children - will lose access to the food they need. IvankaTrump wants you to believe she cares about women& children. She's a liar. WhiteHouse house A new rule could make hundreds of thousands ineligible for assistance. 💩💩💩

With some many jobs available for “able bodies” why shouldn’t we tighten job requirements

until we work to improve livable wages and affordable housing, then this is just evil. So then what, bigger soup kitchens and food banks It is time to stop 'feeding' corporate wealth and 'starving' poverty!

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