Food stamp recipients are now receiving their November benefits, but a growing swath of enrollees may soon lose their vital food assistance completely.

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At the same time as the government shutdown disrupted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, states began implementing an expansion of the program’s work requirements as mandated in the Republicans’ "big, beautiful bill," which was signed into law by President Donald Trump this summer.

Under the GOP package, more food stamp enrollees will have to work, volunteer or participate in job training for at least 80 hours a month or they will only be able to receive benefits for three months out of every three years.

The expanded work requirement

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