Indiana will eliminate exemptions that require food stamp recipients look for work, a rules change that could see up to 65,000 food stamp recipients trimmed from the roles.
The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) does require what many in the past have called "workfare"--requiring recipients to get job training, or show proof that they are looking for a job to qualify for food stamps. The states, however, have been given wide discretion in how they implement the law and have been allowed to make any manner of exemptions for citizens to escape this requirement. Up until now Indiana had issued fairly wide exemptions.
Now, as of 2015, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has announced that the work requirements in SNAP will be more strictly enforced, meaning that as many as 65,000 recipients may be cut off.
Indiana's new mandate maintains that, "any able-bodied Indiana adult without children will need to be working at least 20 hours a week, be in job training, or searching for employment in order to qualify."
The rules change will allow recipients to work up to 20 hours a week and still be eligible for the assistance.
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8 comments:
Excellent - let's get the rest of the country on this common-sense train!
This is a great idea and should be adopted nationwide. If you don't work you starve. It would be no great loss as laziness is generational and it's time the herd was culled of lazy non productive good for nothings who serve no useful purpose.
Yes, you want a handout? then you can prove you can work and contribute to society. We will help until you get on your feet.
I have plenty of leaves in my yard that need raking.
If they don't have children, why can't they work 40 hours a week? I have 3 kids and work a full time job. Why can't these people work full time if they have school aged children?
4:47 is has it correct. I also have two kids and work 40 hrs a week. I dont get why having kids keeps them from working. If they cant afford it, dont have kids. It not that difficult to understand.
Why can't some of the welfare mommy's with children work in a state run daycare so other welfare mommy's can get out and work. They can't keep hiding behind being a baby machine. Also drug test them 4:23 needs their leaves racked up. Lol.
Hey, I work full time and I have kids, where are my food stamps?
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