Bill Requiring Asset Test For SNAP Benefits Moves To Governor Reynolds’ Desk

(Des Moines) The proposal requiring Iowans to pass an asset test to qualify for SNAP benefits goes to the desk of Governor Kim Reynolds. Iowa households with more than 15-thousand dollars in liquid assets will no longer be eligible. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency says 287-thousand Iowans received SNAP benefits last fiscal year, and more than 11-thousand Iowa households will have their benefits canceled due to discrepancies. Iowans removed from a public assistance program would have ten days from when the notice was mailed to dispute the decision.