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How Does SNAP Affect Young People

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According to WTVA News, the Department of Human Services located in Jackson Mississippi has decided to change SNAP benefits. You now have to get a job or be in training for a job to be eligible for SNAP (Jackson 1). The change applies to SNAP recipients 18-49 that are able to work. Over 67,000 Mississippians fall into this category. The Department of Human Services believe some of the MS residents will be able to file new papers saying they have a job or be in some type of training (Jackson 1). This will affect many residents, but it will mostly affect young people who have moved out on their own and are really trying to find a job. In all though, the change will be for the better. People will not just be able to live off the government and

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