The Let's Get to Work Act changes the rules for people receiving food assistance (SNAP) and housing help from the government. Right now, able-bodied adults without kids have to meet certain work requirements to get SNAP benefits. This bill makes those requirements stricter in a few ways.

First, it raises the age limit for these work requirements from 55 to 60 years old, meaning more people in their late 50s would need to work or look for work to keep their benefits. Second, it narrows the exception for parents caring for young children—instead of being able to skip work requirements if you're caring for a child under 18, you'd only get that break if your child is under 6 years old. However, the bill does give parents a bit more flexibility by allowing them to receive benefits for up to 6 months (instead of 3 months) over a three-year period without meeting work requirements. There's also a new exception if you're married to someone who already meets the work requirements.

Beyond food assistance, the bill extends these same work requirements to people living in public housing or using government rental vouchers. This means families in HUD housing programs would face similar work expectations as SNAP recipients. Overall, the bill pushes more people—particularly those in their late 50s and parents of older children—to be employed or actively seeking work in order to receive government assistance.

Let's Get to Work Act of 2025

Scott, Rick

Let's Get to Work Act of 2025This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Specifically, the bill expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.The bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 60 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.Further, the&nbsp;ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted under the bill to a dependent child under the age of&nbsp;six. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.&nbsp;The bill allows a member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child to participate in SNAP&nbsp;for up to 6 months (currently 3 months) over a 36-month period without meeting the ABAWD work requirements.The bill also includes an exception for an individual who (1) is responsible for a dependent individual, and (2) is married to and resides with an individual who complies with the SNAP work requirements.Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying the SNAP work requirements for ABAWDs to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.