States are complying with a new federal law and narrowing eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The West Virginia Department of Human Services said Nov. 3 it is implementing federally mandated changes to make sure the state is complaint with national guidelines. The updates affect about 36,000 food stamp recipients in West Virginia, the department said.
Massachusetts officials said that while the changes to SNAP are being enforced as of Nov. 1, not all recipients will be immediately affected.
“SNAP benefit changes will happen on a rolling basis at each client’s annual recertification,” the officials said.
Georgia was among the other states confirming that they’re implementing the updates, the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) said….