EXCEPTIONS NOTED FOR SNAP CHANGES TAKING EFFECT SOON

Homeless people and veterans in Pennsylvania will be exempt from changes in SNAP eligibility that will take effect soon. The SNAP system used to be called the Food Stamp Program. Over the next year, small changes to eligibility will take effect as a result of the debt ceiling bill signed by President Biden in June. The changes mostly affect adults who don’t have dependents and those now include people over 50. The federal program requires people to prove that they are working at least 80 hours a month, are getting an education or doing a training program. Others who are now exempt include people aged 18 to 24 who have aged out of the foster care system.