Breitbart: Participation in the food stamp program took a dive to the lowest level it has been in seven years, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
USDA statistics on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation showed that 42,609,852 people in the U.S. took part in the food stamp program in fiscal year (FY) 2017, the lowest level it has been since 2010 when 40,302,000 people enrolledin the program.
Food stamp usage has been on a steady decline after 2013, when enrollment in the government program swelled to 47.6 million, the highest amount it has ever been since the program’s inception.
The increase in the number people receiving food stamps during that period can be attributed to the Obama administration’s effort to allow those with higher incomes to receive benefits. Enrollment in benefits increased by 70 percent from the year former President Barack Obama took office in 2008 to 2013.
Donald Trump.
Destroying Obama’s legacy one good policy at a time.
I’m all for giving someone a hand up, not so much a hand out.
My lawn needs mowing.
Watch out for snakes!
Keep having illegals sign up for free sh*t, it will aid in rounding them up by having their most current address.
Obviously, a principled, effective boycott of dirty money coming from the Trump administration. Well done, Reverend Sharpton.
Trump’s gonna pay mah boat loan!
That reduction amounts to about 5 million illegals.
Who also probably voted for Hillary.
Shouldn’t that be food stamp “fraud” falls to lowest level?
Self deportations and illegal immigration down in significant numbers. I wonder if there is any correlation between the two? Hmmmmmm…
Illegals trying to remove themselves from the database grid.
Good. Next step is the lowest fare bus back across the border.
Once the illegal freeloaders are removed, we can consider increasing benefits for our own genuine needy.
Retirees, dependants of deceased veterans, working people who paid into The System but whose resources were siphoned away by illegals.
Part of that “self-deportation” thing that was never going to work…..