Citing the latest statistics released by the Department of Agriculture, the Weekly Standard reported food stamp participation was at an average of 46,609,072 people every month of 2012. In December of last year, 47,791,996 people received food stamps, or one in seven Americans. This is up from 28,223,000 in 2008.
While part of the increase in enrollment in the food stamp program—now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—is due to the recession, it is only part of the explanation. SNAP rolls were already climbing prior to then because of policy changes such as “broad-based categorical eligibility,” introduced in 2000 under the Clinton Administration. Essentially, this provision gave states the option to substantially broaden their food stamp eligibility standards, weakening the income limits and waiving the asset limits entirely.
Read more: http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/20/food-stamps-participation-hit-record-highs-in-2012/
While part of the increase in enrollment in the food stamp program—now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—is due to the recession, it is only part of the explanation. SNAP rolls were already climbing prior to then because of policy changes such as “broad-based categorical eligibility,” introduced in 2000 under the Clinton Administration. Essentially, this provision gave states the option to substantially broaden their food stamp eligibility standards, weakening the income limits and waiving the asset limits entirely.
Read more: http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/20/food-stamps-participation-hit-record-highs-in-2012/
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