Nearly 43,500 New Yorkers are at risk of losing their food assistance benefits known as SNAP on Monday, as the sweeping work requirements enacted by the Trump administration reaches its first deadline, city officials told Gothamist.
Officials warn those most at risk of losing the monthly aid are young people; about 40% of SNAP recipients who haven’t complied with the new rules are between 18-30 years old. Overall, nearly 60% are men.
That’s partly because younger people aren’t eligible for many exemptions, like older adults with disabilities. And anecdotally, outreach workers say many don’t realize how much they could be affected if they don’t comply with the new requirements and submit the necessary paperwork…