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Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, enacting stricter SNAP work and reporting requirements.
Republican policymakers said the law removes exemptions for veterans, people without housing and former foster care youths to curb waste, fraud and abuse, while Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins requires millions to reapply and wants benefits going only to those `are vulnerable` and `can't survive without it`.
Now, for the first time, adults ages 55 to 64 and parents whose children are 14 or older must document 80 hours monthly, while able-bodied SNAP recipients subject to work requirements risk three-year benefit loss for noncompliance.
States were initially instructed to start counting strikes on Nov. 1, but a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered full payments during the shutdown ending Nov. 12, and counties with waivers stagger deadlines.
The Congressional Budget Office projects SNAP could lose at least 2.4 million of its 42 million participants over the next decade, with many dropped early next year while food pantries face record demand.

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Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come

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