GBPI In The News Ife Finch Floyd Press Tens of thousands of Georgians risk losing food aid because of state’s new labor rules • Georgia Recorder March 6, 2024 / March 14, 2024 by Ife Finch Floyd Food aid advocates claim that a Georgia agency’s refusal to apply for federal work exemption is putting thousands of Georgians at risk of losing much-needed monthly food payments. As of July 1, more than 87,000 adults without children in Georgia must work at least 80 hours per month to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition […] Read more » food aid Food Assistance food insecurity food justice GBPI Georgia Georgia Lawmakers Georgia legislation work requirements
GBPI In The News CNN: Georgia is now the only state with work requirements in Medicaid August 9, 2023 by Anthony Hill Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be closely monitoring. But unlike GOP-led states’ prior attempts to impose work mandates in Medicaid, Georgia’s effort is expected to increase the number of people with health insurance, rather than […] Read more » health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pathways to Coverage tax and budget work requirements
GBPI In The News The Associated Press: Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements June 30, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill | 1 Comment on The Associated Press: Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates decry the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program, as needlessly restrictive and expensive. The program […] Read more » health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pathways to Coverage work requirements
GBPI In The News New poll shows Georgians support Medicaid expansion, increasing education funding February 3, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill A new poll shows Georgians support using some of the state’s record surplus to improve social services by expanding Medicaid and increasing funding for education. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), a left-leaning think tank in Atlanta, commissioned the poll of 1,099 Georgians through the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
GBPI In The News GBPI says full Medicaid expansion is more fiscally responsible than Georgia’s waiver plan January 24, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill The state legislature has a $6.6 billion surplus heading into the next fiscal year, and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says a lot more resources are being directed at the governor’s Medicaid expansion plan. Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan adds eligibility for Medicaid coverage to Georgians earning less than $12,000 a year, but only if […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
GBPI In The News How Georgia’s new Medicaid work requirement program will work January 6, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill After years of legal wrangling, the countdown to the July 1, 2023, launch date of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements program is underway. The new plan – officially called Pathways to Coverage – will require enrollees to complete 80 hours of work, education, job training, or community service per month to get Medicaid health insurance. Once […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Food Stamp Requirements and Time Limits (ABAWDS) February 10, 2019 / March 15, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Food Stamp Work Requirements and Time Limits (ABAWDS) Who is subject to requirement? Regular Work Program Requirement Three-Month Time Limit All participants from ages 16 to 60, unless exempt. All participants from ages 18 to 50 without disabilities who do not live with a child. Who is exempt? Regular Work Program Requirement Three-Month Time […] Read more » Department of Human Services Food Assistance food stamps Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Proposed Farm Bill Creates Steep Federal Barriers to Food Assistance May 7, 2018 / February 26, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Congress is poised to put the nutritional health and economic vitality of hundreds of thousands of Georgians at risk as it prepares to reauthorize the federal Farm Bill and its wide range of agricultural and rural development programs. Top threats to Georgians include the Farm Bill’s provisions to require work in exchange for food assistance […] Read more » farm bill Food Assistance food stamps SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers March 20, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers The White House proposed a 2019 budget last month that makes steep cuts to one of the strongest lines of defense this country uses to fight hunger: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposal calls for slashing food assistance, commonly known as food stamps, by $213 billion over the next decade. The plan is […] Read more » federal budget Food Assistance SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
