One Million Food Stamp Recipients Are About To Get Some Bad News According to recent reports, food stamp enrollment is expected to drop by nearly one million in 2016, thanks to stricter guidelines that are being put in place. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the enrollment for the program will decrease thanks to new requirements surrounding job training. The CBPP claims that states are going to be required to implement requirements that people who dont have a disability or claim any dependents must enroll in job training or work at least 20 hours per week if they seek to obtain more than three months of food stamps. According to Ed Bolen of CBPP, the drop in enrollment will be caused by the fact that many states do not offer training or jobs that meet the requirements. It is going to be an additional number of people losing benefits in 2016, even with normal caseload dynamics, Bolden claims. With Congress unlikely to act, states need to begin planning for the reduction to ensure that clients and the many organizations and SNAP stakeholders that work with them are aware of the upcoming change and its effects. What do you think of the new policy? 