Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Supports SB7 and a Work Requirement for Food Stamp Eligibility.
SB7 is intended to encourage able-bodied, childless adults to return to work, while protecting children, and to ensure that required child support payments are being made to families.
“We support efforts that support families in times of need, but believe that requiring that aid recipients seek and find employment is a reasonable expectation.” said Ray Chadwick, Chairman of Granite State Taxpayers.
SB 7:
1. Provides that the department of health and human services shall not apply for, accept, or renew a waiver of the federal work requirements for food stamp eligibility without the approval of the health and human services oversight committee.
2. Requires the department to use the federal resource limits for food stamp eligibility, unless there are minor children in the household and the health and human services oversight committee approves the alternative eligibility criteria.
3. Requires the department to use federal income limits for food stamp eligibility rather than categorical eligibility standards, unless there are minor children in the household and the health and human services oversight committee approves the alternative eligibility criteria.
4. Requires individuals to cooperate with the division of child support services as a condition of eligibility for food stamps.
5. Establishes the Granite Workforce pilot program, a TANF non-assistance program jointly administered by the department of health and human services and department of employment security.
“This legislation is a reasonable approach to providing assistance to recipients in a manner that retains incentives for work and a path to a better economic situation.” said Chadwick. “We urge its passage.”
Click here to read the text of SB7.
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