Lauren Schuyler highlights the barriers older adults face in SNAP in a new Mother Jones article.
A recent Mother Jones article on new SNAP work requirements and the rollback of federal food insecurity data features insight from UMSSW Lauren Schuyler. Schuyler explains that requiring older adults to secure medical documentation to prove disability adds another layer of administrative burden, making it more likely that people in their 50s and early 60s will lose critical nutrition benefits despite legitimate need.
“Having your practitioner provide documentation or proving that you have disabilities is just an added layer of that administrative burden,” Schuyler said, which is especially likely to strip SNAP from people in their fifties and through mid-sixties. With the USDA’s decision to quit tracking food insecurity, the impact will remain unclear and far more challenging to address.
“Having your practitioner provide documentation or proving that you have disabilities is just an added layer of that administrative burden,” Schuyler said, which is especially likely to strip SNAP from people in their fifties and through mid-sixties. With the USDA’s decision to quit tracking food insecurity, the impact will remain unclear and far more challenging to address.