SNAP back to reality
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How many people benefit from SNAP? There are roughly 47.7 million Americans on food stamps, a number that swelled during the recession and has only recently started to decline.
Who is eligible for SNAP benefits? To recievie benefits, partcipants do not make a net monthly income of more than $948 (single person household) or $1,963 (household of four). A majority of the households have some employement, and around 90% do not recieve cash welfare.
SNAP back to reality
Could you survive on $1.40 per meal?
The average benefit per SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participant is around $126 dollars per month (Nov. 2013 data). Divided by 30 days, that's about $4.20 a day. Click on the map to the right to select your state and see if you could "walk a mile" on a SNAP budget.*
Who uses SNAP? In total, 76% of SNAP benefits go towards households with children, 16% go to households with disabled persons, and 9% go to households with senior citizens.
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SNAP reality 49% of all SNAP participants are children.
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