Summary
Thousands of people who receive SNAP benefits will continue to receive assistance after the federal government temporarily halted new work requirements due to ongoing legal disputes. These changes, part of a new law, were affecting SNAP recipients in multiple states.
Key Facts
- SNAP is the largest program in the U.S. to help people with little or no income buy groceries.
- A new law called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires more adults to meet work criteria to keep receiving SNAP benefits beyond three months.
- The federal work requirement exemption for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) is temporarily extended in Nevada and 15 other states because of legal issues.
- Nevada issued about $7.3 million in SNAP benefits to 25,000 people who lost eligibility due to new requirements.
- New rules expand work requirements to adults up to age 64 and reduce caregiver exemptions.
- Temporary exemptions for groups like homeless people and veterans ended, placing them back under time limits.
- Different states have begun enforcing or plan to enforce these new requirements at different times.
