Number of households on food stamps at nine-year low

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The number of households receiving federal benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, is at its lowest level in nine years, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which administers the program.

The most recent enrollment data shows that 18,093,759 households are participating in SNAP as of May 2019, close to January 2010 levels.

By the second year of the Obama administration, that number jumped to 18,118,005 households, according to USDA records.

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On 8/16/2019 at 10:09 AM, Geee said:

The Center Square

The number of households receiving federal benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, is at its lowest level in nine years, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which administers the program.

The most recent enrollment data shows that 18,093,759 households are participating in SNAP as of May 2019, close to January 2010 levels.

By the second year of the Obama administration, that number jumped to 18,118,005 households, according to USDA records.

2023 Could See Highest Number of People on Food Stamps Since 2016

 

The 2023 fiscal year is on track to average the highest number of individuals on food stamps in the U.S. since 2016. 

 

There were 42,329,101 on food assistance on average each month on through the first nine months of the fiscal year, as of June 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The fiscal year is completed at the end of September.

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