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SNAP work‑requirement changes take effect Dec. 1; county staff cannot yet quantify local impacts
Summary
County staff explained statewide SNAP rule changes expanding work requirements to ages 18–64 and narrowing exemptions; staff estimated up to 173,000 statewide may be affected but said local Beaufort County impact is 'not specified' while NC FAST updates proceed.
County social services staff briefed the board on changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work rules that took effect Dec. 1 under HR1 provisions explained at the meeting. The able‑bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) category now spans ages 18 to 64, up from 18 to 54, and a number of prior exemptions (foster youth, certain veterans, and many forms of informal…
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