WASHINGTON ― A long-awaited Republican food stamp plan would partially shift spending from benefits to training programs, according to Democratic House staff who’ve seen a draft of the legislation. Monthly benefits average $125 per person and can be redeemed for almost any food item in a grocery store. Thanks to existing work requirements and an improving economy, enrollment has been declining since 2013. Conaway has apparently ignored a Trump administration proposal to replace some SNAP benefits with boxes of canned goods, Democrats said. told HuffPost last week that testimony during Conaway’s 23 hearings on SNAP didn’t support the idea of increased work requirements.

Source: Huffington Post March 27, 2018 21:37 UTC