rauner signs bill broadening eligibility for food stamps
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Rauner signs bill broadening eligibility for food stamps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More Illinois families will be able to receive federal food stamps underexpanded eligibility signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Legislation endorsed Tuesday by the first-term Republican governor raises the income limit for thefederal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Illinois to 165 percent of the poverty level,effective Jan. 1. The previous cap was at 130 percent.
Families that include someone who is elderly or disabled can receive food stamps if their incomedoesn't exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law in Chicago estimates that the change will bringan additional $60 million in federal money into the state.
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