SAN ANTONIO — New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are now taking effect and raising red flags among recipients and food assistance advocates who fear the changes could leave some families without reliable access to food.
Stephanie Green, a Bandera resident and owner of an online military surplus store, relies on about $300 a month in SNAP benefits to help cover groceries. She said she has not yet been notified by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission about the new requirements and worries about how the changes will affect others in her rural community.
“It’s kind of a cushion for me,” Green said. “If that goes away, we’ll be going back to food pantries and outside help like we were before.”…