Senate File 494 would require Iowa families on SNAP to match federal asset test guidelines, meaning recipients could have a maximum of between $2,750 and $4,250 in assets to remain eligible. Iowa Senate passes asset, income tests for SNAP eligibility Iowans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would have to go through an asset test to continue receiving benefits under a bill passed by the Iowa Senate Wednesday. No Non-cents Nanna edited the news on this Bill’s passage with bullet points to make it easier to understand the points for the reader. (Edited ) There were changes to the bill but not as dramatic as was feared.īelow this block quote, No Non-cents Nanna had in the original post went into details about the proposed changes. No Non-cents Nanna copied and pasted to “republish” in the block Quote below under the provision to republish under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The Bill has now passed without including the WIC guideline proposes. Read the Final Iowa SNAP Bill for Yourself They are provided by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. No Non-cents Nanna is here to help you on your research journey to better understand some of those government supplemental food programs.Ĭopyright Statement Digital images are free for non-commercial, non-profit use. The current concern is for applicants to provide proof of need by income.

That contact information on the bill will remain in the post along with the steps in the process of amending the necessary changes to the bill. In this post, I added links to the official websites of the EBT ( food stamp) proposal see below. This blog included many clickable links to precise information from the actual WIC website. It was proposed in the bill prior to the amendments that SANP food would be limited to the food restrictions of WIC. In my original version of this No Non-cents Nanna publication, I voiced my concern over the biased opinions of people who did not seem to know much about WIC requirements and why the restrictions for WIC. The post has been edited for updates on the passage of the Iowa SNAP bill. The revisions to what food EBT users can or cannot buy with “food stamps” was addressed by Iowans about the impact of such strict changes.

What is the latest update on the proposed Iowa SNAP restrictions? The Iowa SNAP change BILL has passed.

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