Alaska governor seeks to tighten work rules for food stamps

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska's governor is seeking to tighten the rules for food stamp recipients, officials said.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration wants to implement federal work requirements for low-income adults who receive food assistance, The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday.

The change would affect recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in a state that has long had a waiver from requirements regarding how much time adults without dependents must work or participate in an employment program.

The federal government offers a waiver if there is more than 10% unemployment in all or parts of a state or if there are not enough jobs available, which officials said is an issue in rural Alaska.

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(Minneapolis Star Tribune)