1.0Kentucky Voices for Healthhttps://kyvoicesforhealth.orgKelly Taulbeehttps://kyvoicesforhealth.org/author/kelly-taulbee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m7YFVhqPx3"><a href="https://kyvoicesforhealth.org/reinstated-snap-time-limit-has-led-to-thousands-without-food-assistance/">Reinstated SNAP Time Limit Has Led to Thousands Without Food Assistance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kyvoicesforhealth.org/reinstated-snap-time-limit-has-led-to-thousands-without-food-assistance/embed/#?secret=m7YFVhqPx3" width="600" height="338" title="“Reinstated SNAP Time Limit Has Led to Thousands Without Food Assistance” — Kentucky Voices for Health" data-secret="m7YFVhqPx3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Since May, 10,097 Kentucky adults have lost food assistance as a result of new barriers to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation erected by the state. Beginning in February, the state began reinstating, on a county-by-county basis, a three-month time limit on how long adults without a disability or dependents can receive SNAP benefits without working an average of 20 hours per week. Over 54,000 adults in 112 counties (including the 20 counties where time limits were inhttp://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f6d65_e55a27e7e5fb4ed086f59c113cf4362d~mv2.png