Work requirements
- Permanently eliminate work requirements for anyone participating in SNAP.
Benefits
- Increase benefit levels to ensure that SNAP benefits cover the cost of a modestly priced meal in every U.S. county.
- Expand availability of resources for programs that support and incentivize the purchase of healthier foods, including additional fruits and vegetables, such as the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP).
Eligibility
- Streamline eligibility and enrollment processes and focus enrollment efforts on communities with low participation, including immigrants, people of color, and rural residents.
- Broaden SNAP eligibility to cover more college students, unemployed adults without children, and lawfully residing immigrants.
- Eliminate the lifetime ban on SNAP participation for people with felony drug convictions.
