Posted on 09/08/2015 9:05:59 AM PDT by lbryce
The number of beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps, has exceeded 45 million for 50 straight months, according to data released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In June 2015, the latest month for which data is available, there were 45,510,153 beneficiaries of the food stamp program, an increase of 14,869 between May and June.
Beneficiaries of this program now exceed the population of Canada, which totals 34,834,841, according to a widely used source for such figures.
The number of food stamp recipients first exceeded 45 million in May 2011. Since then, the number has consistently exceeded 45 million, hitting a record high of about 47,790,000 in December 2012.
In June 2015, households on food stamps received an average benefit of $256.05, and total benefits for the month cost taxpayers $5.7 billion.
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I wonder if she recognized her pies at local ‘diverse’ restaurants. She could set up a good sting: mark the underside of the bottom crust with her initials.
Is this 45 mil households or individual people eating off food stamps?
I assume it means households——an astonishing amount.
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