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Expanded SNAP work requirements now in effect in Idaho

by LAURA GUIDO / Idaho Capital Sun
| July 6, 2026 11:05 AM

More Idahoans who receive federal food assistance may now be subject to work requirements under changes implemented this spring. 

The federal “big beautiful” law passed last July expanded who would need to comply with work requirements to receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Idaho implemented the new requirements in April.

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