It's a job loss penalty, if you lose your job, you lose your food assistance. Calling it a work requirement helps MAGA destroy SNAP.
The Ag Committee's part of the Reconciliation Bill raises the SNAP work requirement age for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64. It also changes the definition of "dependent child" from under 18 years to under 7 years old to determine "Able-bodied adult without dependents."
May 13, 2025 18:10I got DOGEd. I am looking for a job. It will take awhile to find one because many of the job I do are being cut by DOGE, so there arent a lot and Im competing with a lot of people. And I don't have much income, so I will be applying for Medicaid. 1/
It makes no sense that I would have to work to get Medicaid. If I could get a job, I wouldn't need Medicaid. See how that works? 2/
It’s like an overdraft fee. "Oh, you don’t have any money? That’s gonna cost you extra."
With the proposed change to not allow parents with 8-18 yr olds kids to be exempt from the job loss penalty/rigid monthly reporting requirements, would the children in the household continue to receive benefits? And even if the parent is later barred under the 3/36 rule?
