Kokua Line: When will state expand SNAP?

News that Hawaii will change its rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (808ne.ws/3XGb3Bf), which is federally funded, to enroll thousands more recipients while removing a disincentive for them to work more has prompted questions. Some potential members of an expanded beneficiary pool want to know when they’ll be able to receive SNAP, formerly called food stamps, while other readers don’t like the idea of increasing Hawaii’s welfare rolls, regardless of whether the taxpayer funding comes from the federal or state government.

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