With changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan and Medicaid looming, Summit County officials are trying to prepare residents to meet the new requirements.
Changes to both programs passed in July 2025 as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, removing work requirement exemptions for some SNAP recipients and cutting funding for Medicaid.
Under the new law, SNAP recipients ages 55 to 64, parents of children ages 14 to 18, veterans, people experiencing homelessness and kids aging out of the foster care system will have to meet work requirements, generally fulfilled by working 80 hours per month or by pursuing certain educational or training opportunities, according to Summit County officials. The bill also makes refugees ineligible for SNAP assistance. The new requirements go into effect Feb. 1. Recipients have to show proof of meeting the requirements starting March 1…