After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements.
States were allowed to waive those rules for able-bodied adults thanks to the 2009 economic stimulus. As the rules loosened and the economy sputtered out of the recession, food stamp enrollment soared to record levels – peaking at nearly 48 million nationwide in 2013.
But while that number has dipped gradually in recent years, some states have moved aggressively to push recipients who can work back into the job market and, in due time, off the program.
Alabama began 2017 by requiring able-bodied adults without children in 13 counties to either find a job or participate in work training as a condition for continuing to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
SEATTLE MINIMUM WAGE HIKE HURTING WORKERS?
According to AL.com, the number of those recipients declined from 5,538 to 831 between Jan. 1 and the beginning of May – an 85 percent drop.
Similar changes were implemented in select counties in Georgia and by the end of the first three months, the number of adults receiving benefits in three participating counties dropped 58 percent, according to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
‘Welfare was never intended to be a one-way handout, but a program based on the idea of reciprocity.’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported that in 21 additional counties that restored the work requirement, there was a 62 percent drop in SNAP participants.
“Work requirements have been enormously successful at reducing the number of people on food stamps. And while they made sense in the early part of the recession when unemployment was higher, that is no longer the case,” said Robert Doar, a fellow in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
A key component of the 1996 welfare reform bill, the work requirement applies to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) between the ages of 18 to 49.
However, as part of his 2009 economic stimulus, then-President Barack Obama allowed states to waive SNAP work requirements, which resulted in the number of ABAWDs on food stamps more than doubling from 1.9 million in 2008 to 3.9 million in 2010, according to a 2012 Congressional Research Service study.
The number continued to rise but has since slipped to roughly 4.2 million. According to the USDA, most states still offer full or partial waivers.
Advocates for waivers argue that the flexibility is needed to help people get back on their feet in the wake of the economic crisis. And a call in the Trump administration’s budget to resurrect the work mandate and scale back SNAP’s budget has drawn fire from anti-hunger advocates.
“Parents will work just as hard at unforgiving jobs and see less food on the table for their families. Children will become sicker without the proper nutrition, ending up in hospitals or on the rolls of what social services remain. Some children will die,” Mariana Chilton, a professor of public health at Drexel University, predicted in a column for The Hill.
SNAP reform, however, could be bolstered by the developments at the state level.
“Welfare was never intended to be a one-way handout, but a program based on the idea of reciprocity,” said Robert Rector, a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. “Those who receive benefits from the government should be required to work or participate in work-training as a condition.”
Doar and Rector cite reforms made by Republican Gov. Paul LePage of Maine.
In October 2014, LePage announced that able-bodied adults would have to find work, spend 20 hours per week in a work program, or perform community service for six hours a week.
Food stamp participation declined 14.5 percent from 235,771 in January 2014 to 201,557 in January 2015, according to the state.
An analysis of a group of 7,000 Mainers who left SNAP in 2014 found their total earnings increased from $3.85 million in the third quarter 2014 to $8.24 million in the last quarter of 2015.
Kansas saw a 75 percent decline after implementing work requirements in 2013. In addition, nearly 60 percent of former beneficiaries found employment within 12 months and their incomes rose by an average of 127 percent per year, according to the Foundation for Government Accountability.
The Maine model taken nationwide could save taxpayers over $8.4 billion per year, according to Rector.
That is the goal of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who have introduced a bill to require able-bodied adults without children to participate in “work activation” initiatives as a condition of their benefits. It also imposes time limits on SNAP participation.
“We should be incentivizing work, not providing a disincentive to find a job, which is a good thing both for the taxpayer as well as for the beneficiary,” Jordan said.
Jordan told Fox News he speaks with business owners in his district every day who cannot find workers to fill open positions.
“The focus of these programs should be on how we can help adults get their families to a better way of life,” Jordan said.
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2 ex-headmasters at prestigious Connecticut school resign trustee posts amid sexual abuse claims
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Stephen King calls Trump nominees a 'motley crew of plunder-monkeys'
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Ivanka closes accessories line
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Sheriff Clarke says he is taking Homeland Security post
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DEMS REACT Schumer, Pelosi sound off on US airstrike in Syria
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Terrorism on Westminster Bridge
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Dozens killed in Istanbul nightclub attack
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Spicer, Bannon Critics Okay with Anti-Semitic Sharpton and Ellison
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Chelsea Manning freed from Kansas military prison – VIDEO: Chelsea Manning released from prison
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Nazi-founded enclave in NY agrees to change policies
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Islam on Track to Overtake Christianity as World's No. 1 Religion…
Muslims will double their share of the population in the United States by 2050 and surpass Christianity as the world’s ...
NBA coach mocks Spicer over press briefing
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Bill de Blasio Prefers Rebellion to Valor
Warren Wilhelm, aka Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, apparently identifies more with anti-Trump/anti-capitalistic protestors than he does ...
Judge orders prosecutors to charge Amtrak engineer in deadly crash
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has ordered prosecutors to charge the speeding Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment that ...
Democrats: Trump wants to 'make America sick again'
By Pete Kasperowicz (@PeteKDCNews) • 1/4/17 11:42 AM Pete Kasperowicz News Editor The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotKasper_Pete.jpg Top Democrats in the ...
SUPREME SHOWDOWN Republicans deploy 'nuclear option' on Gorsuch after filibuster
Senate Republicans deployed the so-called “nuclear option” Thursday in their drive to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, ...
Conway: We didn't need WikiLeaks to win
By Caitlin Yilek • 1/8/17 9:42 AM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign didn’t need WikiLeaks to ...
Star 'not dead' in fiery wreck
Richard Hammond is back to his joking self after a fiery car crash in Switzerland on Saturday. “The Grand Tour” ...
Texas police officer fired for fatally shooting teen leaving house party
The suburban Dallas police officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old high school freshman over the weekend has been fired, ...
Realtor tells Sanders: Small businesses have been 'kicked in the teeth' by Obama
Sen. Bernie Sanders got into a tense exchange with a Trump-supporting small business owner about federal regulations hurting small businesses. ...
Italian carnival float features giant Trump head
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 2/17/17 1:44 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg A glitzy festival ...
WH social media director reprimanded for Hatch Act violation
White House social media director Dan Scavino has been reprimanded for violating federal law when he used Twitter to call ...
Ben Sasse: 'We are not North Koreans', root for Trump but hold him accountable too
One of Donald Trump’s most vocal political critics during the campaign season, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, is asking Americans to ...
Reid: Trump has emboldened forces of 'hate and bigotry'
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Friday issued his first lengthy statement about the impact of Donald Trump’s election on ...
How Ivanka Trump Can Save the Republic
Yet even in the absence of any credentials of the statesman or knowledgeable political officeholder, Ivanka has the opportunity to ...
Was Ayn Rand for Open Borders?
For over 30 years, I’ve been reading and re-reading Ayn Rand’s books, both fiction and non-fiction, and I don’t recall ...
TODD STARNES: What Trump understands about religious liberty in America – Trump marks National Day of Prayer, signs executive order on religious freedom – Pastor Jeffress: Trump is ending gov't 'assault' on religious liberty
There is a war on religious liberty in America – and this war is targeting people of the Christian faith. ...
The Curious Case of Rainer Baake
Are you worried about the Russian influence on the presidential election? If so, there’s a chance you are at least ...
LETHAL DRUG BLOCK Arkansas' execution plan unravels after rulings
A federal judge issued an order Saturday halting Arkansas’ unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the ...
HOW ABOUT 'THANKS'? Vet gets nasty note after parking in reserved space
A United States Navy veteran said he discovered a hateful note on his car Saturday night after he parked it ...
Joint Chiefs preparing new plan to defeat Islamic State
By Robert King • 12/4/16 12:37 PM Robert King Healthcare Correspondent The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/King-3.jpg The Joint Chiefs of Staff ...
SCARED SNOWFLAKES Harvard students fear Trump more than ISIS
Who scares you more: President Donald Trump or the Islamic State? For some Harvard University students, the U.S. president is ...
Putin: US election meddling accusations are 'simply rumors'
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Tuesday that accusations of Russia meddling in the 2016 United States presidential election were ...
UN court orders Pakistan not to execute convicted Indian spy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Pakistan not to execute an Indian naval officer ...
Issa clings to narrow lead in last undecided House race
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., appears to be on the cusp of narrowly winning the toughest House race he’s faced since ...
When Jeanne Assam's Gun Stopped a Church Massacre
Once again, the cries for gun control measures that wouldn’t have stopped the shooter are being heard. Yet once again, ...
INSULT TO A HERO? Memo claims Glenn’s remains disrespected
An employee at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware allegedly offered inspectors a chance to take a look at John ...
The Zen Cult of Death in Wartime Japan
In my university student days, I had a professor of Japanese Buddhist literature who often contrasted the peaceable, broad-minded nature ...
New fruit makes 'dirty' list
Next time you’re browsing the produce aisle, you may want to steer clear of a conventional fruit beloved in pies ...
It would be cheaper and more efficient if the MSM just reprinted old material about Reagan
If you want to see how things haven’t changed in the last three and a half decades, just read what ...
ISIS Trading in Antiquities and People
With the Jewish holiday of Purim approaching, it is incumbent upon all decent people — whatever their religious persuasion — ...
Family, friends hold funeral for Facebook shooting victim
The family of Robert Godwin Sr. were saying their final goodbyes Saturday to a man they say was kind, gentle and ...
FBI No. 2 did not disclose wife's ties to Clinton ally, records show – FLASHBACK: Clinton ally helped fund campaign of key FBI official’s wife – BELLWETHER: Macedonia's ethnic tensions near the boiling point (and Soros is stirring the pot)
A top FBI official who came under scrutiny last year over his wife’s campaign contributions from a Hillary Clinton ally ...
Pentagon to send almost 4,000 additional forces to Afghanistan, US official says
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping ...
GOP offers $300 million for refugee aid, with one condition
House Republicans introduced a short-term spending bill on Tuesday that would give the State Department an additional $300 million to ...
DHS' Kelly says he'll 'be down a lot' on first trip to southern border
Homeland Security Sec. John Kelly promised agency employees during his inaugural visit to the southern border on Wednesday that he ...
Viral message about sizes
While size is just a number on a tag, it can often incite anxiety and self-loathing in many. But one ...
Interstate mess: Atlanta roadwork leads to buckling on I-20
A portion of Interstate 20 westbound has been shut down in DeKalb County after part of the road to buckled ...
LeAnn Rimes feud gets ugly
Things aren’t looking good between Brandi Glanville and her ex-husband’s current wife LeAnn Rimes. In a statement obtained by ET, ...
Poor Timing in Talk of Christian Surrender
Paul has to resist the purists on his side who allow only circumcised men into the new church, which would ...
Man who threw baby off bridge gets 70 years in prison
A Connecticut man who killed his 7-month-old son when he threw the boy off a 90-foot-high bridge, then survived the ...
Exposed: the Deep State's Authorship and Publication of the Dossier
He concludes, after a long, substantive, technologically adept investigation:
The real dossier story is not the scandalous insinuations that ...
The First Thanksgiving
In the name of God, amen. We whose names are under-written…Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement ...
Robert Mueller Adopts Stalinist Tactics
We may be thankful to Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School, for reminding us ...
Dean: 10 wedded years
A few months ago my husband and I were in our living room catching up on each other’s busy day ...
Justice Thomas scolds Supreme Court while honoring Scalia
OXON HILL, Md.—Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas scolded the actions of the court on Thursday night in a speech saluting ...
Border agents say ‘acting’ status of agency chiefs has hampered enforcement efforts – Immigration activist’s arrest hurts his own push for financial aid for illegal students – VIDEO: Illegal immigration down, drug smuggling up at the border
The enthusiasm felt by Border Patrol agents following news of President Trump’s strong stance on border and immigration enforcement is ...