President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” may affect when some older individuals retire, due to its new work requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

The law introduced Medicaid work requirements for certain individuals up to age 64. States have until Jan. 1, 2027, to adopt the new requirements. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act also raised the work requirement ages for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, to include individuals 55 to 64. States are now implementing those SNAP requirements, although specific timelines vary.

Some applicants may be exempt from those requirements, so long as they can prove they qualify.

Yet as the law is implemented, experts say some older workers may need to delay retirement to access benefits. Those affected may include people who need health coverage and have not yet reached Medicare’s general eligibility age of 65, for example, or who need food assistance.

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