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Researchers diverge on whether tougher SNAP work requirements improve employment
Summary
Two academic witnesses at the House Agriculture Committee hearing presented contrasting summaries of the evidence on SNAP work requirements and their effects on employment.
Two academic witnesses at the House Agriculture Committee hearing presented contrasting summaries of the evidence on SNAP work requirements and their effects on employment.
Dr. Angela Rachidi told the committee that SNAP has expanded in recent years and that program design can create “work disincentives,” especially where beneficiaries face “benefit cliffs” that eliminate the financial gains from extra earnings. She described how states may waive ABOD (able‑bodied adults without dependents) time…
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