Corbett eases limits in food-stamp asset test plan

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The administration of Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday said it is relaxing the guidelines of an asset test it wants to impose on people seeking food stamps, although critics remained adamant that carrying out any such test could pile work onto overburdened case workers and create delays for people who need help.

The change came three weeks after The Philadelphia Inquirer revealed that the Republican administration, without any public announcement, had told the federal government that it would impose an asset test that critics said met the most stringent limits allowed by federal law. The move brought harsh criticism from Democrats and advocates for the poor.

Under the revised plan, a household must have no more than $5,500 in eligible assets, and the limit is $9,000 for a household with an elderly or disabled member. Like most other states, Pennsylvania currently has no asset test, but the income limit of 160% or less of the federal poverty level - or about $35,300 for a family of 4 - would continue to apply.

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1. I would love to see him try to survive on that for even just a couple months.

[HopeHoops]

3. But where would he get his caviar?

[HopeHoops]

2. Oh yeah. That will help. He has a car worth five times that much.