Previously, Kansas was spending $5.5 million per month on food stamp benefits for able-bodied adults; it now spends $1.2 million. P.S. In the long run, the block grant should be phased out so the federal government isn’t involved at all in the business of income redistribution. If we...
Ohio has requested and received USDA approval for paying the SNAP Emergency Allotments for January and February 2023. The SNAP emergency allotment (EA) program provides additional “boosted” payments to households that are already getting regular state food stamp benefits. The extra monthly EA paymen...
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The Food Stamp Act of 1977 was an act intended to provide better nutrition for low-income families. A June 2010 article on the Boston Globe website noted that in March 2010, the unemployment rate was at a 26-year high. More than 40 million Americans--one in eight--received benefits Acco...
Last updated on 3/31/20 As you may be aware, Trump signs the historic $2 trillion stimulus bill after Congress passes it on March 27. The legislation
Now Serving “The Food Pyramid? It’s just wrong.” Alternative Fa(c)ts Sugar and Spite: Mark Hegsted and the Great Sugar Conspiracy Will the real Dietary Guidelines please stand up? Walter Willett and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Data ...
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Nearly 10 million people were lifted off the various food stamp programs during the Trump administration. Under which administration did poverty rates for both African Americans and Hispanic Americans reach record lows? This happened under President Trump when the poverty rates dropped to 18.8% for ...
But retailers still criticized the new guidelines as too restrictive. Stores must now stock seven varieties of staples in each food category: meat, bread, dairy, and fruits and vegetables…. …More changes to the food-stamp program may lie ahead. The new rules were published a day after the...
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