New rules could result in thousands of New Yorkers losing their food benefits this summer.
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Under the new SNAP work rules, certain recipients must document that they spent up to 80 hours every month working, in school, or volunteering. Photo: Westlight/Getty Images | Illustration: Leor Stylar
New rules could result in thousands of New Yorkers losing their food benefits this summer.
By Jie Jenny Zou

New York counties are wrestling with strict new federal requirements for food assistance that kicked in last month and will impact hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers for the first time.

On March 1, expanded work rules went into effect for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Until then, New York was among several states that had waivers allowing them to largely suspend work requirements.

Under the new guidelines, SNAP recipients considered “able-bodied adults without dependents” must document that they spent up to 80 hours every month working, in school, or volunteering. New Yorkers who fail to meet the monthly requirement three times will have their food benefits terminated unless they apply for exemptions that prove they are unfit to work. The new rules also apply to the homeless, veterans, and youth aging out of foster care.

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