CHARLESTON — Senators passed a bill that would expand requirements for work or employment training for able-bodied adults without dependents for benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill passed on a 32-2 vote and now goes to the House of Delegates. SB ...
by Kathryn Anne Edwards The latest deal to avert a U.S. government default, with its new work requirements for welfare programs, illustrates a fundamental flaw in America’s social safety net: It’s far too focused on identifying the worthy, to the detriment of the ...
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will suffer one blow this month when they get their March benefits, which will no longer include the pandemic-era increase despite still astronomical food prices. But they may suffer a second blow this summer if the West Virginia ...