🍒 How You Can Meet the New SNAP Work Requirements (AARP Article/Advocacy)

[Winter2025VA]

FROM THE ARTICLE.

Older adults may face new obstacles to receiving food aid.

By Molly Snow, AARP. Published December 12, 2025.

If you’re an older adult with low income who needs food assistance, applying for help just got a little more complicated.

New federal requirements for millions of beneficiaries ages 55 to 64 mean many will have to submit additional paperwork when applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or recertifying their eligibility. These new requirements kicked in Nov. 1. SNAP is the nationwide food aid program formerly known as food stamps.

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https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/how-to-meet-snap-work-requirements/