LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -The one, big, beautiful bill passed back in July had many things packed inside of it, including changes to SNAP benefits, which help low-income families buy food.

Those eligibility changes officially went into effect in Nebraska on Monday, October 20.

Now, individuals between the ages of 18 and 64 are required to work at least 80 hours a month to be eligible for the benefits.

Previously veterans, unhoused people and young adults recently aged out of the foster care system were eligible for SNAP without having to meet the program’s work requirements. Now, all three are also now required to meet that 80-hour threshold.

But the change that has seemed to stir the most opposition from the community is the removal of the eligibility entirely for refugees and those seeki

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