Posted on 07/18/2018 10:43:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Food stamp participation dropped below 40 million for the first time in eight years, according to the latest numbers on food stamp enrollment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The most recent USDA data reveals that 39,604,428 people were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the program that administers food stamps—as of April 2018. The last time enrollment dipped below 40 million was in February 2010, when 39,588,993 people received SNAP benefits.
The latest data on enrollment shows that overall enrollment in the food stamp program has reached historic lows, reaching its lowest point in eight years.
But food stamp enrollment has been steadily declining over the past few months, keeping pace with the downward trend in SNAP participation since 2013.
Using the latest data from the USDA, here is the month-by-month breakdown of how many people discontinued their SNAP benefits in fiscal year (FY) 2018:
October to November- 4,015,110
November to December- 358,242
December to January- 734,178
January to February- 608,039
February to March- 32,294
March to April- 494,961
The Trump administration’s push to reform the country’s welfare system combined with favorable economic conditions in the U.S. might have contributed to the decline in people seeking assistance from the welfare program.
Under Trump, 2.5 million fewer people discontinued their participation in SNAP, mainly due to the Trump administration’s attempts to keep down program costs at the federal and state levels.
The USDA announced in March that it hired an “integrity officer” to boost the administration’s efforts to prevent fraud in the country’s food stamp program and announced in February the rollout of its “Harvest Box” program to give SNAP recipients a box of food as part of their monthly benefits package.
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The left hoped to bring in millions who would immediately go on welfare/food stamps. Sorry, jerks!
How would the MSM explain this if they ever reported it?
Of course to liberals the decline in people on food stamps is a horrible, horrible thing. It is proof positive that Trump is determined to starve children.
personal anecdote
At what point will the Ghettopotomus burst at the seams, and explode?
Too many I am sure. Maybe the drop is all of those illegals who have decided to go back where they came from for fear of being captured.....Found out we had some of them here. We always figured that they were not here legally and now they’re gone. Found out they left for Miami where they will blend in better......
Thanks SeekAndFind.
Build the Wall.
There is another article today about a universal basic income. Wouldn’t universal food stamps be better because they restrict what they can be used for.
Just like Putin wanted......
Democrats: My god! So many off SNAP benefits! They must be starving to death! Trump is Hitler!
They will keel over and die when the welfare offices are moved to the Krelvin building.
The president ought to make it a goal to cut in half by the end of the eight years. Put all of these people back to work, and we can shovel the saved funding toward roads and bridges.
Good. Now, lets cut it more.
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Thanks Obama!
For the longest time it hovered around 20 to 25 million. We have a long way to go to get back to normal.
8 years...what happened 8 years ago?? Oh yes, an AntiAmerican president happened.
Yeah but the left will give Obama credit for this as well just like they give him credit for the low unemploment and great economy.
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