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Today — 16 September 2026Main stream

Low wages — not refusal to work — driving more eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid

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By: Terry Gerton
16 September 2026 at 17:01
"The bottom line is large employers are paying their employees low enough wages that they are still eligible for public assistance programs," Kathy Larin said.

© (AP Photo/David Goldman)

FILE - In this June 6, 2015, file photo, a customer, bottom, pays for goods while shopping at the Atlanta Farmers Market in Atlanta. Americans finally got a raise in 2015 after seven years of stagnating incomes, driven by big gains among the poorest households, according to information provided by the Census Bureau, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Higher minimum wages in many states and tougher competition among businesses to fill jobs pushed up pay, while low inflation made those paychecks stretch further. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Here’s the gap between government program recipients and the policymakers behind the programs

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By: Terry Gerton
16 September 2026 at 15:47
"There's consistency across these programs that communication is a key factor," Miles Murphy said. "Communication needs to be clear."

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A message from the National Women's Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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