Welfare Recipients In This State Just Got Some Of The Worst News Of Their Lives Over the past few years, weve seen a spike in the number of states requiring that able-bodied adults receiving food stamps secure work or demonstrate their efforts to secure work in order to continue receiving benefits. During the last recession, President Obama allowed states to suspend a requirement that able-bodied adults without children work at least 20 hours a week. Although there has been a significant decrease in the unemployment rate since that time, more than 40 states still do not require welfare recipients to work. A recent measure passed by Mississippi was the latest to introduce a policy change addressing thatrequiring residents to work or volunteer 20 hours a week to qualify for benefits. And other states are quickly picking up similar legislation. What do you think? Do you support this approach to stopping welfare abuse? 