More than 750,000 people could lose food stamps under a Trump administration proposal, many of them the poorest of the poor
The administration wants to make more Americans work for their food stamps by limiting states' ability to seek waivers from the current employment requirement. More than three-quarters of a million people could fall off the rolls, according to the Department of Agriculture.The proposal, however, would hit very poor Americans, researcher Karen Cunnyngham told a House subcommittee Wednesday. The average monthly income of this group is $557, or 43% of the poverty level.
Read MoreIn keeping with its push to add work requirements to safety net programs, the Trump administration is looking to tighten the definition of areas where there are insufficient jobs. The area's unemployment rate must also be at least 7%.Trump plans to make more people work for food stampsThe agency announced the rule in December on the same day as President Donald Trump signed a farm bill that had a similar provision that was eventually eliminated.
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