{"id":8351,"date":"2026-04-22T11:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?page_id=8351"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:33:30","slug":"be-prepared-for-snap-changes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-involved\/advocate\/be-prepared-for-snap-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Prep\u00e1rese para los cambios en SNAP"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":716,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-8351","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero":{"kicker_text":"","heading":"Be Prepared for SNAP changes","summary":"","image":1229,"cta":"","bubble":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h4>Requisitos Actualizados de Reporte de Trabajo<\/h4>\r\nLos adultos sin ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os que dependen del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) deben demostrar que trabajan al menos 80 horas al mes, participan en capacitaci\u00f3n laboral a trav\u00e9s de Michigan Works!, o una combinaci\u00f3n de ambas. En lugar de trabajar o capacitarse, usted puede ser voluntario en una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro o comunitaria. Para calcular el n\u00famero de horas de voluntariado, divida sus beneficios mensuales de SNAP entre 13.73 (el salario m\u00ednimo de Michigan). Cada 3 a\u00f1os, usted recibe 3 meses en los que a\u00fan puede obtener SNAP, incluso si no ha reportado sus horas.\r\n<h4>Exenciones de Requisitos de Reporte<\/h4>\r\nPuede estar exento de los requisitos generales de declaraci\u00f3n de trabajo si usted:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Resida en condados o ciudades exentas, como Detroit.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Son mayores de 65 a\u00f1os.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tener un hijo menor de 14 a\u00f1os.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Recibo beneficios por desempleo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cuidado de un ni\u00f1o menor de seis a\u00f1os o de una persona incapacitada.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">No puedo trabajar debido a una discapacidad f\u00edsica o mental.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Asista regularmente a un programa de tratamiento para el alcohol o las drogas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Asistir a la escuela o a un programa de capacitaci\u00f3n a tiempo parcial (al menos medio tiempo).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es indio americano o nativo de Alaska.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Est\u00e1n embarazadas.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHable con su trabajador social de MDHHS si cree que puede estar exento.\r\n<h4>C\u00f3mo reportar<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Empleo<\/strong> Verifique sus ingresos con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Michigan (MDHHS).<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Programa de Educaci\u00f3n o Capacitaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Verifique su participaci\u00f3n con Michigan Works.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Servicio Comunitario:<\/strong> Complete y env\u00ede un Informe Mensual de Actividad de Servicio Comunitario a MDHHS.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSe le exige que presente un informe cada mes antes del s\u00e9ptimo d\u00eda del mes siguiente.","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_listing_grid","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_listing_grid":{"header":{"title":"How are work requirements changing?","abstract":"","link":"","show_arrows":false},"manually_curate":true,"post_types":[],"cards":[{"image":2737,"title":"","abstract":"The age at which a person is exempt rose from 55 to 65 years.","button":""},{"image":1616,"title":"","abstract":"Parents and guardians of children aged 14 and older may need to report.","button":""},{"image":1239,"title":"","abstract":"Exemptions removed for veterans, homeless individuals and former foster youth.","button":""},{"image":1223,"title":"","abstract":"Reporting requirement waivers are restricted to areas where unemployment is higher than 10%.","button":""}],"columns":"4","quantity":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_promo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_promo":{"":null,"title":"Recursos","abstract":"Contact your local MDHHS office for a referral to approved employment and training programs or to confirm required community service hours. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mdhhs\">michigan.gov\/mdhhs<\/a> to find your local office.\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nCall United Way\u2019s 211 Helpline to help you find employment services in your area, or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mi211.org\/\">mi211.org<\/a>.\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nVisit <a href=\" https:\/\/michiganlegalhelp.org\/resources\/public-assistance\/food-assistance-program-fap-work-rules \"> tinyurl.com\/LegalHelpSNAP<\/a> for more information or if you don\u2019t agree with or want to challenge a decision MDHHS makes about your benefits.\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nVisit <a href=\"https:\/\/doubleupfoodbucks.org\/\">doubleupfoodbucks.org<\/a> to find a retailer participating in the Double Up Food Bucks program.","links":null,"button":"","button2":"","image":1457,"reverse":false,"color":"navy","id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h4>Cambios para Inmigrantes<\/h4>\r\nMuchos inmigrantes, incluyendo la mayor\u00eda de los refugiados, solicitantes de asilo y sobrevivientes de trata de personas, ya no pueden recibir SNAP.\r\n\r\n<strong>Quienes sean elegibles para el programa SNAP est\u00e1n limitados a:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ciudadanos estadounidenses.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Portadores de tarjeta verde (residentes permanentes legales).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Algunos inmigrantes cubanos o haitianos.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ciudadanos de los Estados Federados de Micronesia, la Rep\u00fablica de Palaos y la Rep\u00fablica de las Islas Marshall, que califican como ciudadanos del Pacto de Libre Asociaci\u00f3n (COFA).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLos residentes permanentes legales pueden solicitar despu\u00e9s de un per\u00edodo de espera de cinco a\u00f1os. No obstante, el per\u00edodo de espera no aplica para aquellos menores de 18 a\u00f1os, ciegos, con alguna discapacidad o que tengan una conexi\u00f3n directa con las fuerzas armadas de los EE. 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