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  • Food banks struggle as more people face food insecurity

    12/11/2023 9:25:40 AM PST · by george76 · 52 replies
    Fox News ^ | December 8, 2023 | Joy Addison
    Government numbers say America is seeing about 1 in 7 people struggling with food insecurity... The nonprofit Feeding America says its research shows that Americans’ salaries aren’t keeping up with the price of necessities. Now, the government numbers say we’re seeing about 1 in 7 people struggling with food insecurity. ... Jen Muzia with the Seattle Ballard Foodbank says running the food bank has become much more expensive. "It’s not only our guests that come in to shop, we’re also seeing it on us as we go to buy food. It’s costing us way more to buy food ... the...
  • User reports indicate problems at SNAP EBT

    08/05/2023 4:33:41 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 35 replies
    Down Detector ^ | 8-5-23 | Down Detector
    This chart shows a view of problem reports submitted in the past 24 hours compared to the typical volume of reports by time of day. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day. Visit the Downdetector Methodology page to learn more about how Downdetector collects status information and detects problems.
  • Once again, SNAP is a political football: And Americans suffer for it

    05/19/2023 12:19:17 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 37 replies
    The Hill ^ | 05/19/2023 | LYNDON HAVILAND
    More than half of all students, and nearly 40 percent of all faculty at New Mexico’s higher education institutions don’t have enough food to eat. The findings, from a new state-funded study, reveal troubling statistics representative of a worsening problem across America. New Mexico is taking steps to address it — and other states should pay attention. We’ve known about the problem of food insecurity among U.S. college students for a while. But the New Mexico research casts a wider spotlight on hunger’s broader impact on higher education teachers and administrators. It’s yet another data point that shows just how...
  • What would it take to change EBT distribution?

    03/08/2023 2:25:08 PM PST · by eccentric · 57 replies
    vanity ^ | March 8, 2023 | Linda Martinez
    One of the major causes of "food insecurity" is that low income people often have problems with money management. This is well demonstrated by people using their EBT money on junk food when they first receive a deposit on their card and then having no money/credit left at the end of the month. The once a month delivery made sense when the stamps were sent though the mail, but now everything is down on a debit card. It seems that it would be simple to change the card to a weekly or even daily dispersal instead of once a month....
  • 15 arrested for over $38 million in stolen funds from low-income Southern California families

    03/04/2023 5:52:11 AM PST · by artichokegrower · 17 replies
    KTLA ^ | : Mar 2, 2023 | Vivian Chow
    Fifteen suspects were arrested for stealing over $38 million from low-income Southern California families. The suspects targeted funds disbursed through CalWORKs and CalFresh programs, which “help low-income beneficiaries purchase food and provide for basic needs,” said the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In total, over $38.9 million was stolen from victims’ EBT cards for the food stamp program, officials said.
  • US ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID

    02/23/2023 8:49:12 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 39 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | February 23, 2023 | By JONEL ALECCIA
    Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised. Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in multiple languages — to let recipients know that their extra food stamps end after February’s payments. “One of the scenarios you don’t want to see is the first time they’re aware of it is in the checkout line at the grocery store,” said Ellen Vollinger,...
  • Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay

    01/30/2023 7:38:47 AM PST · by artichokegrower · 15 replies
    Cal Matters ^ | JANUARY 30, 2023 | JEANNE KUANG
    The EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards. California officials plan to upgrade. Meanwhile, they’re paying millions to replace stolen money and food stamps.
  • EBT system is down across the US.

    08/28/2022 12:10:22 PM PDT · by Dacula · 170 replies
    8-28-2022 | Self
    My son is a manager at SAMS in Buford, GA and he just made an announcement that the EBT System is currently down across the US.
  • Do Not Marry and Live off the Governmet

    06/19/2022 6:02:31 PM PDT · by Varmint Al · 61 replies
    email from a friend | 6/19/2022 | Varmint Al
    The new American way of life... For a guy and his girlfriend with two kids, all you have to do is follow these proven steps: 1. Don't marry her! 2. Always use your mom's address to get your mail. 3. The guy buys a house. 4. The guy rents out the house to his girlfriend with his two kids. 5. Section 8 will pay $900 a month for a 3 bedroom home. 6. Girlfriend signs up for Obamacare, so the guy doesn't have to pay for family insurance. 7. Girlfriend gets to go to college for free for being a...
  • 4 moms who rely on US government programs like EBT and Medicare say the hardest part isn't the stigma or eligibility — it's the paperwork

    05/08/2022 3:18:35 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 45 replies
    Business insider ^ | 05/07/2022 | Leo Aquino
    While there are many government aid programs available for people experiencing poverty, filling out the paperwork is usually the hardest part. In 1995, Congress passed a bill called the Paperwork Reduction Act to reduce the amount of government forms that need to be filled out by people and nonprofit organizations, especially if they are filling out forms for multiple kinds of government agencies. Nearly three decades later, many people still find the process of applying for government aid daunting. Insider spoke with four mothers who receive different forms of government aid to see what it's really like.
  • Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps

    08/16/2021 6:32:19 AM PDT · by Recovering_Democrat · 21 replies
    NY SLIMES ^ | 08/15/2021
    httpThe jump in benefits, the biggest in the program’s history, comes after a revision of the initiative’s nutrition standards that supporters say will reduce hunger and better reflect how Americans eat.
  • WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS: HOW AMERICA’S CITIES MAY EXPLODE IN VIOLENCE

    06/04/2020 3:13:22 PM PDT · by Norski · 50 replies
    American Partisan ^ | May 31, 2020 | Matt Bracken
    (I wrote this essay in 2012 for Western Rifle Shooters Association . .. I’m reposting it here in American Partisan on May 31, 2020, during the George Floyd riots, without revision.) In response to recent articles in mainstream military journals discussing the use of the U.S. Army to quell insurrections on American soil, I offer an alternate vision of the future. Instead of a small town. . . as the flash point, picture instead a score of U.S. cities in the thrall of riots. . . New Yorkers can imagine the 1977 blackout looting or the 1991 Crown Heights disturbance....
  • Statement from the Press Secretary [re immigration, Supreme Court lifts Public Charge Injunction]

    02/23/2020 1:40:59 PM PST · by ransomnote · 4 replies
    whitehouse.gov ^ | 02/22/20 | White House Press Secretary
    We are gratified by the Supreme Court ruling on Friday night lifting the final remaining injunction on the public charge regulation. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security will be able to implement its regulation on Monday. This final rule will protect hardworking American taxpayers, safeguard welfare programs for truly needy Americans, reduce the Federal deficit, and re-establish the fundamental legal principle that newcomers to our society should be financially self-reliant and not dependent on the largess of United States taxpayers.
  • Trump's 'Public Charge' Immigration Rule Upheld by Supreme Court; Rule withholds green cards from immigrants dependent on government services

    02/22/2020 8:52:55 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 20 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/22/2020 | Rick Moran
    Donald Trump's rule changes the so-called "public charge" rule that withholds green cards from immigrants dependent on government services. Federal immigration law says that immigrants desiring permanent legal status can be denied if they are likely to become a "public charge."Previously the government defined "public charge" as anyone receiving cash benefits. Those getting food stamps or housing assistance were exempt. The rule change means that green cards will only go to those who are free of dependency on government. New York and Illinois sued the administration over the change and federal judges issued injunctions preventing the rule from being...
  • Millions Are Off Welfare. Does Trump Get Credit?

    02/20/2020 12:17:09 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 14 replies
    New York Times via Yahoo! News ^ | February 20, 2020 | by Jim Tankersley and Lola Fadulu
    President Donald Trump likes to claim credit for the number of Americans who have stopped receiving food stamps since he entered office. In July 2018, he said 3.5 million had fallen from the rolls; the next spring, 5 million had. In his State of the Union speech this month, the number had grown to 7 million. Democrats say those figures only show Trump has pushed struggling Americans off public assistance by pressing to restrict eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid and other programs. For now, the evidence supports Trump’s contention that an improving economy is more responsible for...
  • Food stamp rolls have declined by 7M under Trump even before reforms take effect

    01/08/2020 4:49:02 AM PST · by kevcol · 12 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | January 8, 2020 | Nihal Krishan
    Indeed, the latest data from the Department of Agriculture shows that 7.7 million fewer Americans receive food stamps now than did when Trump entered the White House. The Agriculture Department administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, but the actual food stamp benefits are distributed by individual states.
  • Massachusetts EBT cards were used in elite hotels in Hawaii: report

    12/04/2019 9:14:20 PM PST · by george76 · 15 replies
    Fox News ^ | Dec. 3, 2019 | Edmund DeMarche |
    On 18 different occasions in 2019, a Massachusetts EBT card was swiped in Hawaii — including one that was used twice at a posh island resort where rooms fetch $800 a night, a report published Monday said. The Boston Herald said it reviewed more than 2 million EBT expenditures over the past year and found thousands of out-of-state transactions that included withdrawals in Las Vegas and Alaska. The Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards are issued to needy citizens who qualify and are replenished monthly. The state's Department of Transitional Assistance bars cardholders from using the cards for vacation services —...
  • 6.2 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump

    09/08/2019 2:47:06 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 8 Sep 2019 | Katherine Rodriguez
    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....
  • Trump Administration to Deny Green Cards to Legal Immigrants Who Draw From Social Programs

    08/12/2019 7:32:36 AM PDT · by oblomov · 79 replies
    WSJ ^ | 12 Aug 2019 | Louise Radnofsky and Andrew Restuccia
    WASHINGTON—Immigrants legally in the U.S. will be ineligible for green cards if they use any of an array of social programs, and prospective immigrants will be barred from entry if they can’t convince a consular officer that they will never use such programs, as part of a final rule published by the Trump administration. The rule, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, is one of the most ambitious and sweeping elements of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, according to administration officials as well as immigrant-rights advocates opposed to the change. The administration was all but guaranteeing fresh criticism from...
  • White House proposed new rule will cut 3.1M people from food stamp program

    07/23/2019 8:46:22 PM PDT · by BeauBo · 60 replies
    BizPac Review ^ | July 23, 2019 | Victor Rantala
    According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials, the Trump administration will propose a rule Tuesday to reduce unwarranted access to food stamps, removing 3.1 million from the program and saving taxpayers $2.5 billion. President Trump has argued that many Americans now using SNAP are not in need, given the strong economy and low unemployment. Recommended changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would limit access to food stamps for households with savings and other assets. The goal is to end automatic eligibility for those already collecting other federal and state assistance. According to Reuters, the residents of 43...