6.2 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump

Breitbart ^ | 8 Sep 2019 | Katherine Rodriguez

[E. Pluribus Unum]

More than 6.2 million individuals dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump completed his first full month in office, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The most recent USDA data shows that 6,268,285 individuals discontinued their participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)— the program in charge of food stamps— since February 2017 when Trump finished his first month as president.

Individual and household food stamp participation has consistently declined since 2013 back when the Obama administration was in power and enrollment in the program reached its highest point in U.S. history.

After 2013, SNAP enrollment plunged once state legislatures passed laws requiring food stamp recipients to work, attend school, volunteer, or participate in job training for at least 20 hours per week to receive benefits.

Food stamp participation plummeted even further once President Trump took office, as 6.2 million individuals and 2.7 million households dropped out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since his first full month in office.

There are currently 36,029,506 individuals and 18,230,968 households enrolled in the food stamp program, but USDA officials said those numbers are “preliminary” due to the 2018 government shutdown, which affected food stamp administration at the beginning of 2019.

[Carry me back]

We need to incrementally dismantle the great society and govt handouts.

[depressed in 06]

Bolshies deeply saddened.

[Karoo]

they can make much more money working - not getting free food. I had inmate tell me he did not want disability because he could make more money working. Good point. Trump has found them work.

IMO

[mumblypeg]

Sorry, no.
No individual receives $20,000 in foodstamps. That’s preposterous.