Food Stamps

About 60K Adults Must Meet Work Requirements for Food Aid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About 60,000 poor South Carolinians could lose their government food assistance this summer if they don’t meet work requirements. The state Department of Social Services says South Carolina’s exemption from work-for-food requirements ends April 1. Falling unemployment in South Carolina and other states triggered a rule change in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It applies…

Flood of Food Stamp Applications Raises Concerns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The number of South Carolinians approved for flood-related food stamp benefits is nearly double the number of people that have asked for federal flood aid. The Greenville News reports figures from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State Department of Social Services show the state approved 184,173 applicants for one-time Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…