Anyone deemed "able-bodied" but not working, including the elderly. And, they have to prove they're not able to work.
The homeless population is obviously a target. Perfect for lowering its ability to resist infectious diseases, in combination with exposure to cold and rain. Either he's an idiot, and doesn't realize the consequences of his actions, or he wants this virus to spread, based on his POLICIES--not on his rhetoric.
If someone is truly elderly, than they cannot be expected to work. No one hires an elderly person.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-...upplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
While SNAP’s
fundamental purpose is to help low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford an adequate diet, it promotes other goals as well:
Protecting families from hardship and hunger
SNAP benefits are an entitlement, which means that anyone who qualifies under program rules can receive benefits. As a result, SNAP responds quickly and effectively to support low-income families and communities during times of increased need. Enrollment expands when the economy weakens and contracts when the economy recovers and poverty declines. In this way, SNAP helps families to bridge temporary periods of unemployment or a family crisis. If a parent loses her job or has a job that pays low wages, SNAP can help her feed her children until she is able to improve her circumstances.
Most unemployed childless adults are limited to three months of benefits, unless they are working at least 20 hours per week or participating in a qualifying workfare or job training program. States may seek temporary waivers from this time limit for areas with high unemployment, where qualifying jobs are scarce. To receive a waiver, states must provide detailed Labor Department unemployment data for the state or areas within the state that demonstrate sustained levels of high unemployment.
During the Great Recession and its aftermath, most states were covered by waivers from the time limit due to high unemployment. However, as unemployment rates fell, fewer areas across the country qualified for statewide waivers. The time limit is now in effect in at least a portion of the state in most states. States also have separate, broad authority to impose work requirements on many adults in SNAP households.
For more information, see Waivers Add Key State Flexibility to SNAP’s Three-Month Time Limit.