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Food stamp losses slow in Hall, pick up in neighboring counties
About 200 residents have lost benefits
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The number of Hall County residents losing food stamp benefits after the reinstatement of a work requirement has leveled off this summer, but Georgia is now looking to expand cuts to additional counties, including nearby Forsyth, Clarke, Jackson and Barrow. The work requirement limits able-bodied adults without children or dependents to just three months of food assistance within a three-year period. Since being implemented in January, about 200 Hall residents (of more than 500 on the chopping block) have lost their benefits.