UPDATE: You can now call Gov. Corbett TOLL-FREE at 1- 800-515-8134 to tell him to stop the Food Stamp Asset test!
Just Harvest and anti-hunger advocates across the state need your help at this critical time, as food stamp recipients in Pennsylvania have again come under attack by Governor Tom Corbett’s administration.
The Department of Public Welfare has submitted a letter of intent to the federal government to bring back what’s called an “asset test.” An asset test requires families to have less than $2,000 in assets ($3,250 for households with seniors or people with disabilities) to qualify for food stamps, which is now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Recognizing the devastating effects of an asset test, 38 states do not impose an asset test for SNAP. In fact, Pennsylvania eliminated its own asset test in 2008, as the recession took hold and a growing number of families found themselves seeking food assistance for the first time in their lives.
Starting Monday, January 9, 2012, you can make an appointment to have your taxes done for FREE by Just Harvest or one of several other partners in the United Way of Allegheny County's Money In Your Pocket Coalition!
