West Virginia Watch, News from the States – The West Virginia Senate on Friday signed off on a bill that would increase the work and training requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps.
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Senators voted 32 to 2 to pass Senate Bill 562.
With some exceptions, able-bodied people without kids ages 18 through 53 are required to participate in employment or training in order to receive SNAP. If SB 562 were to become law, those work and training requirements would be expanded to SNAP recipients up to age 59.
