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TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:38 AM Jun 2014

2,000 could lose food stamps in Racine County. WI

http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/06/29/lose-food-stamps-racine-county/11727525/

RACINE – About 2,000 Racine County residents in the state's FoodShare program will soon have to work or enroll in a worker-training program to continue receiving food stamps.

The change was part of Gov. Scott Walker's 2013-2015 budget. Republicans said it would give people an incentive to find work and eventually move off the program, while Democrats called it a mean-spirited attack on poor people.

The new law, which takes effect statewide on Jan. 1, is being rolled it out in Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties Tuesday to help work out any kinks, The Journal Times of Racine reported.

A federal requirement mandates that healthy adults with no dependents do some kind of work for 20 hours per week to continue receiving food stamps. Wisconsin used to have a waiver exempting it from the requirement, but the state eliminated the exemption in 2013.

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2,000 could lose food stamps in Racine County. WI (Original Post) TheMightyFavog Jun 2014 OP

see I thought they did that a long time ago hfojvt Jun 2014 #1

Wisconsin had a waiver. TheMightyFavog Jun 2014 #2

but this was IN Wisconsin hfojvt Jun 2014 #6

"Unless there are not enough work opportunities or training programs." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #8

Won't affect the underemployed, only the unemployed. Downwinder Jun 2014 #3

The federal requirement also allows for adults to volunteer 20 hours a week. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #4

When i got SSI they went down to $10. That was several years ago. Downwinder Jun 2014 #5

that's a lot of hours though hfojvt Jun 2014 #7

I think the ultimate goal is $2.00 per day angstlessk Jun 2014 #9

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

1. see I thought they did that a long time ago

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:42 AM

Jun 2014

a friend of mine was getting food stamps back in the 1990s and was complaining about the work requirement. He quit food stamps because he didn't want to work for the $110 a month in benefits he was getting.

TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts)

2. Wisconsin had a waiver.

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:56 AM

Jun 2014

Scotty and his rubber stamp legislature got rid of the waiver recently. When all is said and done Wisconsin's looking at 32,000 people losing thier food stamps.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

6. but this was IN Wisconsin

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:15 AM

Jun 2014

where I lived in the 1990s.

And people, just like my friend, don't HAVE to lose their food stamps. Unless there are not enough work opportunities or training programs.

My friend was set up with a job at the college cafeteria, but he didn't want to do it.