New SNAP Work Rules Affect Berks County Residents
Thousands of Berks County, PA residents will be impacted by new work requirement rules for food stamp recipients starting November 1, due to Trump-backed changes.
“This time that we are in is rather unusual, that we’re not getting a ton of help from the federal government on both additional resources or even clear information on the kind of things that they want us to do,”
said Hoa Pham, deputy secretary for the Office of Income Maintenance at DHS, who described the new requirements as “unfunded mandates” that states will have to implement without additional staff and resources.
The DHS is working to deploy its resources to tackle the additional workload, including screening for work requirements and SNAP-eligible immigration statuses, and is working to fill vacant roles and train caseworkers.
Author's summary: New SNAP work rules impact thousands in Berks County.