Skip to content
Economy

5,000 Georgians lose food stamps; told get a job or get lost

This month, 5,000 Georgians lost their food stamp benefits after the state made changes to the program eligibility in three counties — Cobb, Hall and Gwinnett. Able-bodied adults without children must now meet work requirements, long hailed by proponents as a way to incentivize finding paid work. “We have to find a way to motivate them,” State Rep. David Clark (R – Buford) told the AJC. “This is going to make people step up and