Who can access Federal Food Programs? Will recipients lose their benefits if they transition from welfare to work?
There is a misconception that people with jobs are not eligible for Federal Food Programs. Federal Food Programs help low-income people, many of whom are the working poor, and special vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, children, seniors, immigrants, and disaster victims who receive food while they begin to set up their finances. As an example, SNAP benefits serve to ease individuals and families during their transition from welfare to work. Recipients will not immediately lose their SNAP benefits because the 2002 Food Stamp reauthorization law allows a state the option to provide up to five months of transitional SNAP benefits to families that leave welfare without requiring the family to reapply or submit any additional paperwork.
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