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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. government and a number of states have adjusted eligibility rules so more people can qualify to receive food stamps.
Households with incomes from combat pay, retirement accounts or education savings will have an easier time meeting eligibility requirements, USA Today reported Monday.
The new rules are part of the 2008 Farm Bill which changed the name of the food stamp program to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
USA Today says SNAP allows states to adjust eligibility rules and more are doing so in the wake of current economic troubles.
"People won't have to sink to ground zero to get help," says Paul Fraunholtz, deputy director of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services.
Ohio is one of at least five states that have eased the asset test for the program, the newspaper says.
Last month California enacted a bill that allows low-income people to keep some of their savings and still qualify for food stamps.
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