New rule to curtail SNAP benefits
A new federal rule, finalized Dec. 5, could affect nearly 4,500 Supplemental Nutrition Program recipients in Linn County.
The rule will restrict states’ ability to allow certain adults to receive benefits for more than three months in a three-year period if they aren’t working or training at least 20 hours a week.
The change is expected to affect 700,000 SNAP recipients nationally once it takes effect in April.
Oregon, like most…