WASHINGTON–If you get SNAP benefits, you should be aware of the changes to the program that took effect this weekend. The new restrictions and requirements require most people applying to provide proof that they work.
More than 350,000 people in Mississippi get SNAP benefits, according to the Dept. of Human Services. That number could be reduced by the new rules.
If you are an able-bodied adult without kids you must work at least 80 hours a month, be pursuing an education or be in a training program to qualify. Otherwise, you are limited to three months of benefits.
Anyone under 65 who is considered able-bodied must be able to prove that they work. That includes homeless people and veterans. Otherwise the benefits will cut off at three months.
If you are an abled-bodied adult with dependents under 14, you are exempt from the work requirements. But, that is a change to the rule, which before had the age of the kids as 18 and under.
The new rules were passed under the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, and will apply when the program is funded again.
Angel
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 pmMy question is, what about the people on disability, the people who are not able-bodied, what is the future for them? I don’t mind the rules; I think they are needed, but at the same time, I am against taking away from people who are not able to work because they are disabled. Will we have information for this any time soon?
Pay attention
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 pmHe says able bodied people. So disabled and elderly are not affected. He is not a cruel man. Direct and sometimes overruns at the mouth. But not cruel. The cruel are those that have sat in Congress too long and will bully their own even to death if they vote the other way
Amy
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 pmYou cant read