Poverty in the U.S.A – Food Stamp Use Hitting Unprecedented Levels – Nearly 50 Million Americans on Food Stamps

Posted on April 2, 2013 by npn78252 — No Comments ↓

US food stamp use swells to a record 47.8 million

by Kate Randall

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A record number of Americans are using food stamps, known today as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Despite official proclamations that the recession has ended and an economic recovery is underway, families are turning to SNAP benefits in record numbers. The working poor comprise a growing number of food stamps recipients, and about half of those receiving benefits are children.

Enrollment in the food stamps program has increased by 70 percent since 2008, to a record 47.8 million people as of December 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The biggest factor driving the increase is the stagnating job market and a rising poverty rate. This means that a staggering 15 percent of the US population receives food stamp benefits, nearly double the rate of 1975.

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