New SNAP work requirements put thousands in Illinois at risk of losing benefits

Name: New SNAP work requirements put thousands in Illinois at risk of losing benefits
Uploaded: 2026-05-03T02:35:32Z
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Description: New federal rules now require certain adults, veterans, and people without housing to work or volunteer 80 hours a month or face a three-month limit on food assistance, with the Greater Chicago Food Depository warning roughly 120,000 Illinois residents could be affected.

FOX LOCAL Chicago · May 3, 2026 · 1m 38s

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New federal rules now require certain adults, veterans, and people without housing to work or volunteer 80 hours a month or face a three-month limit on food assistance, with the Greater Chicago Food Depository warning roughly 120,000 Illinois residents could be affected.