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Apr 17, 2018 | Blog Post | Nune Phillips

House Farm Bill Would Sabotage SNAP

This week, the House Agriculture Committee will consider legislation to reauthorize SNAP. If enacted, Chairman Conway's proposed changes would add red tape to SNAP and endanger millions of people who are food insecure.

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Feb 16, 2018 | Blog Post | Nune Phillips

Trump’s Budget Built on Myth, Attacks Low-Income People

Jan 11, 2018 | Fact Sheet | Nune Phillips

SNAP and Work

Dec 12, 2017 | Blog Post | CLASP

Wisconsin Plunges Forward with Ill-Advised SNAP Drug Testing Plan

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to millions of low-income individuals and families. In addition to meeting nutrition needs, the program lifts people out of poverty and generates economic activity. Despite strong success, SNAP is frequently at risk. CLASP fights back against SNAP cuts as well as policies that restrict access to benefits. We also support state efforts to ensure more people get and keep the benefits for which they’re eligible. And we help states understand opportunities and requirements under SNAP Employment and Training programs, which combine nutrition assistance with job training services.

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Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports

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April 17, 2018 | Blog Post | SNAP
House Farm Bill Would Sabotage SNAP
April 12, 2018 | News Clip | Income and Work Supports
Trump administration considering drug testing for some food stamp recipients
April 12, 2018 | Press Release | SNAP
2018 Farm Bill Would Place Children and Families at Enormous Risk
April 11, 2018 | Press Release | Income and Work Supports
Erecting Barriers for Hard-Working People—Rather than Truly Helping Them
April 11, 2018 | News Clip | Income and Work Supports
Trump’s Executive Order On ‘Welfare’ Doesn’t Do Anything — At Least Not Yet

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Asset Limits Hurt Families, States
SNAP is a means-tested program, limiting eligibility to people below 200 percent of poverty. There are also eligibility limits for assets like savings and vehicles. Asset limits contradict SNAP's goal of promoting work and enabling recipients to advance economically. Moreover, they increase administrative costs and bureaucracy for states.
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Eliminating Asset Limits: Creating Savings for Families and State Governments

Publications  Fact Sheets | Presentations | Journal Articles | Reports/Briefs | Testimony/Comments

Fact Sheet | April 18, 2018
Building Blocks Out of Poverty
Presentation/Webinar | March 22, 2018
Work Requirements Don't Work
Presentation/Webinar | March 14, 2018
Our Children's Fear: Immigration Policy's Effects on Young Children (Webinar)
Fact Sheet | January 11, 2018
SNAP and Work
Fact Sheet | December 6, 2017
Student Access to Benefits

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Carrie Welton
Carrie Welton
Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports
Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Director of Income and Work Supports
Jessica Gehr
Jessica Gehr
Research Assistant, Income and Work Supports
Madison Hardee
Madison Hardee
Senior Policy Analyst/Attorney, Income and Work Supports
Nune Philips
Nune Phillips
Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports
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