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County agency: new federal law expands SNAP and Medicaid work requirements; local staff brace for more cases
Summary
Job and Family Services told the commissioners that federal HR 1 expands work requirements to ages 18–64 and will add about 300 mandatory SNAP cases locally; staff will reassess cases every six months and expect added administrative burden with no guaranteed county funding.
Debbie Kiley, director of Job and Family Services, told the Medina County commissioners that federal HR 1 expands work requirements for SNAP recipients and will soon change county casework demands.
"The law requires anyone who's now 18 to 64. It used to be 18 to 50. They've now moved it to 64 years old. They have to complete an activity of at least 20 hours per week in order to continue to receive their SNAP benefits," Kiley said, describing the new activity options…
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