MORE THAN A
DOZEN STATES
PLUS THE
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA ARE
SUING THE U-S-D-A
OVER NEW WORK
REQUIREMENTS
FOR FOOD STAMP
RECIPIENTS.
UNDER THE NEW
RULE...GOING
INTO EFFECT IN
APRIL, MORE
RECIPIENTS WILL
HAVE TO WORK TO
GET BENEFITS.
EMPLOYMENT IS
ALREADY
REQUIRED FOR
WORKING AGE
ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS OR
DISABILITIES, BUT
STATES CAN
WAIVE IT IN HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT
AREAS.
THE NEW
REGULATION PUTS
A LIMIT ON THE
DEGREE TO
WHICH STATES
CAN WAIVE WORK
MANDATES.
