Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue joins "Squawk Box" to discuss why he is announcing changes to the SNAP program, including moving people off of food stamps and into the workforce. The Trump administration changed food-stamp requirements to encourage people to find jobs, not simply remove people from the program, Perdue said. “We’ve got more jobs based on ... Trump’s economy than we’ve got people to apply for them,” Perdue said. “We’re going back to the original congressional intent.”
The rule change limits the ability of states to grant work waivers for single, able-bodied adults enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture rule change could impact up to 755,000 people who receive SNAP benefits. In 2018, there were 2.9 million single, able-bodied working adults who received SNAP benefits, according to the USDA. Nearly three-quarters were not employed.
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