As changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program start Monday, Sept. 1, more than 500 Butler County residents could lose their usual benefits, according to the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank.

Starting Sept. 1, most SNAP recipients between age 16 and 54 will have to prove that they are working, volunteering or participating in a SNAP-sanctioned education program for at least 20 hours a week to maintain their full SNAP allotment. The age maximum will increase to 64 starting Nov. 1.

“In Butler, 557 individuals are projected to lose SNAP benefits,” said Colleen Young, government affairs director for the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, which is contracted to handle food distribution for Butler County.

Those who do not meet the requirements will only receive three months of SNAP benefi

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