USDA proposes rule for SNAP “loophole”

The USDA has proposed a regulation to close what it calls a loophole in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Critics say it will remove SNAP benefits of more than three-Million people who need them while Ag Secretary Perdue says it will strengthen the SNAP program, “By reforming what’s called broad-based categorical eligibility, this loophole allows …

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