SNAP Work Requirements Changing For Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Federal legislation passed by lawmakers in Washington this week to raise the country's debt limit has come with new stipulations. One of those includes a change in work requirements for people who use food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In Pennsylvania, SNAP work requirements are now waived statewide until October 1st for so-called able-bodied adults. Those are people ages 18 to 49 who have no children and other dependents. To stay eligible for SNAP benefits, people belonging to this group now must work at least 80 hours per month on average or participate in an approved training program for at least 20 hours per week.