The new rules will make it difficult for "states to gain waivers from a requirement that beneficiaries work or participate in a vocational training program," according to Bloomberg sources.

Republicans have long attempted to abolish the welfare state, claiming that the redistribution of wealth for poor people keeps them in a state of perpetual poverty. They also claim the welfare state is a system of command and control and has been used by Democrats for decades as a political weapon against conservatives, hence why most inner cities vote Democrat. 

House Republicans tried to cut parts of the federal food assistance program last year, but it was quickly rejected in the Senate. 

The new requirements by the Trump administration would only target "able-bodied" recipients who aren't caring for children under six. 

Sources said the measure would be one of three enacted by the Trump administration to wind down the massive federal food assistance program.