Category: Government Programs
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SNAP adults who earn at least $217.50 a week or already work 30 hours are exempt from the 80-hours-a-month work rule, Colorado’s human services department says
Colorado SNAP recipients who earn at least $217.50 a week, or who already work 30 hours or more a week, are exempt from the program’s work rule for able-bodied adults without dependents. The state’s Department of Human Services lists that exemption on its ABAWD page, which stands for able-bodied adults without dependents. The rule it…
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An estimated 562,000 CalFresh recipients will lose food aid under the federal work rule, roughly 47,000 a month from October, Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office says
An estimated 562,000 California CalFresh recipients will lose food assistance under the federal work rule, according to Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office. The San Jose Democrat’s office says roughly 47,000 people a month will lose benefits, starting in October 2026. The numbers come from a press release dated Oct. 14, which says a total of 562,000…
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About 183,000 Philadelphians in Medicaid expansion renew every six months from Jan. 1, 2027, when some adults 19 to 64 must also show 80 hours or $580 a month
About 183,000 Philadelphians are in the Medicaid expansion group, and starting Jan. 1, 2027, those adults will have to renew their coverage every six months instead of once a year. Some adults ages 19 to 64 will also have to show 80 hours a month of work, school, training or volunteering, or household income of…
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Minnesota projects that roughly a third of the almost 18,000 more SNAP adults now facing work rules each month will eventually lose their benefits
Minnesota expects the new federal SNAP work rules to cost some households their food benefits. State projections say almost 18,000 more adults in an average month are now covered by the rules, and roughly a third of them are expected to eventually lose benefits. The rules now reach adults all the way up to age…
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CalFresh recipients in California’s Alpine County lose their SNAP time-limit waiver Oct. 31, while seven counties including Tulare, Merced and Imperial are waived from Nov. 1
CalFresh recipients in Alpine County lose their SNAP time-limit waiver on Oct. 31. Seven other California counties, including Tulare, Merced and Imperial, are covered by a waiver that starts Nov. 1 and runs through Oct. 31, 2027. The California Department of Social Services lists both changes on its CalFresh work rules page. The state’s notice…
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Some Nevada Medicaid adults 19 to 64 must log 80 activity hours or earn $580 monthly from Jan. 1, 2027 under Trump’s 2025 law, and some renew twice a year
Starting January 1, 2027, some Nevada Medicaid members ages 19 through 64 will have to show 80 hours of approved activity each month, or earn at least $580 a month, to keep their coverage. The rule comes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also called H.R. 1, the 2025 law President Donald Trump signed…
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Veterans’ disability and survivor raise due Dec. 1 is still not law, with the Senate bill untouched since May 11 and the House bill stuck in committee since June 30
A cost-of-living raise for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for the survivors of disabled veterans, is still not law. Two identical bills would make the increase effective Dec. 1, 2026. The Senate version has had no action since it was sent to committee on May 11, and the House version has been stuck in committee…
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Trump’s 2025 law has more than 80,000 Kentuckians, including 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors, losing access to food stamps, Gov. Andy Beshear says
Gov. Andy Beshear says more than 80,000 Kentuckians are losing access to SNAP, the food benefit many people still call food stamps. He blames changes in President Trump’s 2025 budget law, and says the total includes 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors. The numbers went out in letters dated Oct. 14. The governor wrote to U.S.…
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Surviving spouses on VA DIC who cannot leave home because of a disability can get an extra $197.22 a month
Surviving spouses who receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, known as DIC, from the Department of Veterans Affairs get a higher monthly payment when a disability keeps them from leaving home. The extra amount is $197.22 a month, added on top of the basic DIC rate. The Department of Veterans Affairs lists the housebound add-on at…
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Food stamp benefits sitting unused on an EBT card for 274 days are wiped from the account under federal SNAP rules
Food stamp money does not sit on an EBT card forever. Under federal SNAP rules, benefits that go unused for 274 days, about nine months, are permanently removed from the account, and the state cannot put them back. For people who use SNAP only now and then, or who let a balance build for a…