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humor The Onion 2026-04-02

You must now spend 80 hours a month in hypoglycemic coma to qualify for US food benefits

The USDA is cracking down on supposed 'fraud' by requiring recipients to prove they're consistently starving themselves into a coma, because clearly that's not a sign of a deeper issue.


<p>WASHINGTON—In an effort to clamp down on what it claimed was fraudulent use of federal food benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that applicants to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would now need to demonstrate that they spend at least 80 hours per month in a hypoglycemic coma. &#8220;These requirements ensure the SNAP [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/snap-now-requiring-recipients-to-spend-80-hours-a-month-in-hypoglycemic-coma/">S...

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