Indiana to reinstate food stamp work requirements

Indiana to reinstate food stamp work requirements | MSNBC


By this time next year, some 65,000 Indiana residents may have found that tighter restrictions apply to their food stamp benefits. That’s because the state, along with seven others, has decided to start ensuring work requirements are enforced for non-disabled adults without dependents. The move will make it more difficult for those who are not either employed or in job training to access benefits.
Indiana was one of 37 states to receive a waiver on food stamp work requirements in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse. Typically, so-called ABAWDs — Able Bodied Adults Without Disabilities — can only receive full benefits year-round if they can prove they’re either working or participating in a government-approved job training program. Otherwise, the USDA limits benefits access to three months out of every three years.