About 25,000 Cuyahoga County residents who currently use SNAP benefits, or food stamps, will have to contend with work requirements under the recently passed federal “One Big Beautiful Bill,” according to county leaders.
That represents more than 10% of county residents enrolled in the program, which serves about 190,000 people. In Ohio, residents receive an average of $170 per month in SNAP benefits, according to state data, which they spend on groceries using what looks like a credit card.
The county does not yet know when the work requirements for SNAP will go into effect. It’s waiting on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finalize rules…