Thanks to a federal loophole known as broad based categorical eligibility. The Clinton administration manufactured this loophole and the Obama administration supercharged it. Currently, 43 states in Washington D.C. use broad based categorical eligibility to bypass federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility limits on income, assets or both. The mechanism, based on a federal law that was meant to minimize states administrative cost, is simple. (21:10–21:26)
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Asserts that 43 states and Washington D.C. bypass federal SNAP eligibility limits using broad-based categorical eligibility.
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