Illinois SNAP recipients must prove work or volunteer hours to keep benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is operational again following the recent shutdown, but new requirements starting next month will change who can receive benefits and the number of hours recipients must work each month to qualify.
Starting Sunday, all SNAP recipients ages 18 to 64 in Illinois must work, volunteer, or participate in qualifying education programs for at least 80 hours a month to continue receiving benefits.
This story was produced by the Berks County Bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. READING — Thousands of people in Berks County are expected to lose their food benefits by the end of this year…