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Job and Family Services warns SNAP recipients of new work requirements and offers job‑search workshop

Lake County Board of Commissioners · February 6, 2026
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Summary

Lake County Job and Family Services told the board that state SNAP work‑requirement changes take effect this month: the work‑requirement age increases to 64, child‑age exemption drops to 14, and exemptions for homeless people and veterans were removed; the agency is hosting a free OhioMeansJobs workshop Feb. 11 to help job seekers.

Lake County Job and Family Services updated commissioners and the public on changes to SNAP work requirements that take effect this month.

The department’s representative said the changes—resulting from a state bill referenced in the presentation—include raising the age at which work requirements apply from 55 to 64, lowering the child‑age…

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