ATTENTION SNAP Recipients: 12 Additional RI Communities to Lose Waiver and Impact SNAP ABAWDs
(WorldNews Business)

For most people, there is no time limit for how long residents can receive SNAP benefits, yet federal rules do limit this food assistance to 3 months in a 36-month period for people age 18 through 49 who are able to work and have no dependents, also known as ABAWDs. Federal regulations allow State SNAP agencies to temporarily waive the time limit for ABAWDs living in areas that have a high unemployment rate or a lack of sufficient jobs. A recently promulgated USDA regulation changed the criteria that...