SNAP work‑requirement changes take effect Dec. 1; county staff cannot yet quantify local impacts
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.
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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 homelessness) were narrowed or removed.
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