LOL!
I think you mean the annual increases are less than what's expected from the "baseline budgeting" gimmick the scumbag politicians love because it allows them to talk out both sides of their mouths:
THE GIMMICK:The "baseline budget" calls for automatic increases in welfare handouts of 10% over the previous year.
REALITY:This year's budget will increase welfare handouts by 5% over the previous year instead of 10%.
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS: "Hey, Republican voters! We have cut welfare handouts by 5%."
DEMOCRATS AND THEIR NEWSROOMS: "The Republicans have slashed help for the children of the poor!"
Food stamps I was referring more to GOP initiatives on the state level like Indiana and Michigan that have cut expenditures by 4 billion (I believe). In addition, the House also voted to slash SNAP benefits on the national level although it won’t be able to overcome a presidential veto. So the mini trend is encouraging. Fewer disability applications are also being approved.