COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Georgia taxpayers could pay millions more for food assistance as new federal work requirements threaten to cut off benefits for some recipients after three months, according to local and state leaders.
Nearly 8 in 10 SNAP households in Georgia include a child, a senior or someone with a disability, according to Feeding the Valley Food Bank.
New work requirements target certain adults
Under the new federal law, able-bodied adults without dependents, known as ABAWDs, must prove they are working or in training to keep their benefits.
“It’s a real concern when benefits that otherwise people have had in the past are not there,” Feeding the Valley Food Bank’s Frank Sheppard said…