Record one in six Americans are now on food stamps

Congressional proposals to fundamentally change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as the Food Stamp program, are short-sighted and do not address the underlying need for the program: hunger. timesunion.com



According to new statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture a record one in six Americans are now on food stamps. infowars.com



HIGHLIGHTS

About 45 million Americans receive food stamps -- the numbers soared during the recession -- with spending on the program spiking from $35 billion in 2008 to $65 billion last year. UPI



According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the program has added 17 million people in the last four years. newamericamedia.org



The program does not cover nutritional supplements that are necessary for children - and adults - who aren't getting daily recommended values of nutrients and vitamins from the unhealthy foods they must subsist on. naturalnews.com



The figures come as the average monthly benefit payment per household has dropped, and is now at a post-April 2009 revision low of $282.38 a month. infowars.com



FACTS & FIGURES

According to the Food Research Action Center, more than 18 percent of Americans, and roughly 17 percent of Capital Region residents, struggle to put food on their tables. timesunion.com



The South Bronx has the country's highest food hardship rate; nearly 33 percent of its residents struggle to afford food. timesunion.com



The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the SNAP program, estimates only two-thirds of those who are eligible have signed up and receive an average benefit of $133 a month. UPI



The maximum benefit, for an individual with no income, is $200. UPI



About half of the program's recipients are children, 8 percent are elderly, 41 percent have incomes half the poverty level or less and 18 percent have no income at all. UPI



The average family has only $101 in savings or valuables. UPI


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Comment by Tara on July 20, 2011 at 4:25pm
Where I'm employed at, I've sure seen a lot more of those EBT cards in the last year. If there's no jobs and families got to feed their babies, what is a person to do? It definetely isn't stimulating the economy by any means though. With no jobs or should I say decent paying jobs, there is no future for the US.

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