CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Food banks across West Virginia are preparing for a possible increase in demand as expanded federal work-reporting requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients threaten to reduce benefits for thousands of residents.
Leaders with Facing Hunger Foodbank are already seeing more people seek assistance after losing access to SNAP benefits, often because of paperwork or reporting issues.
“We’re hearing those at the same time that we’re seeing people show up for additional assistance because they either have been kicked off because they didn’t have a document or whatever thing,” said Cynthia Kirkhart of Facing Hunger Foodbank.