41K lost food stamps, 12K found jobs under new work requirement, By Molly Beck, April 21, 2016, Wisconsin State Journal: “More than 41,000 people lost access to food stamps within the first year of a new state law that requires some FoodShare recipients to seek employment, while nearly 12,000 people found jobs through a new job training program for recipients, state data show. A report released by the Department of Health Services on Wednesday shows 11,971 participants of the FoodShare Employment and Training program reported finding employment. Meanwhile, 41,149 able-bodied adults without children lost FoodShare benefits after the state said they failed to seek employment…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty