5.8 Million Individuals Drop Off Food Stamps Under President Trump

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5.8 Million Individuals Drop Off Food Stamps Under Trump

By Breitbart, June 20, 2019:

Over 5.8 million individuals have discontinued their participation in America’s food stamp program since President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data.

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The most recent USDA data shows that 5,829,890 people discontinued their participation in food stamps received through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since February 2017, Trump’s first full month in office.

Overall food stamp participation had consistently declined since 2013 back when the Obama administration was in power and enrollment in the program reached its peak in U.S. history.

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After 2013, SNAP enrollment plummeted once state legislatures passed laws requiring food stamp recipients to work, attend school, volunteer, or participate in job training for a set number of hours per week to receive benefits.

Currently, there are 36,302,402 people enrolled in the nation’s food stamp program. But USDA officials say that number is “preliminary” due to the government shutdown at the end of 2018, which affected how food stamps were administered in early 2019.

The president has signaled that he wants to curb the nation’s dependency on food stamps and wants those coming into the country to be self-sufficient.

The president told Breitbart News in an Oval Office interview that he does not want any immigrants coming into the U.S. to be dependent on welfare programs.

“I don’t want to have anyone coming in that’s on welfare,” Trump told Breitbart News in March.

The USDA also announced in June that it would be putting policies into place that would restrict certain groups from obtaining SNAP benefits.

People who win the lottery, win a significant amount of money from gambling, or are convicted felons who do not comply with their sentences would be disqualified from receiving government assistance.

The agency also said that it would require a better “data verification system” to ensure that gamblers, convicted felons, and people in the country illegally be barred from receiving government assistance.

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Suresh
Suresh
4 years ago

Most muslims/illegals come and live off freebies.

These illegals/jihadis must be crazy. when they are allowed to immigrate , get freebies as jizya why do they need to do violent jihad/crimes ?

But this Moderate jihadi post uses some Al-taqiya about Jesus and wants you to give “all your money and home to those in need (muslims/illegals)” https://tinyurl.com/ybxxx2q4

Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
4 years ago

Since illegal alien leeches can not legally collect food stamps, they are dropping off the rolls to help hide from ICE agents.

Barbaric Yap
Barbaric Yap
4 years ago

I guess this explains why folks want reparations all of sudden again when they can’t get their free sh*t.

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4 years ago

CNN: ” But,.. but, this is OBAMA’s ECONOMIC BOOM ?!!! ”


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scherado
scherado
4 years ago

I started on SNAP after I became homeless, 2018, New York, and I have never been required to do any of the things listed above, “work, attend school, volunteer, or participate in job training for a set number of hours per week.” That is the requirement for CASH benefits in New York, which I don’t want, though I’m qualified. Full disclosure: I am qualified for the CASH benefit but there is a 45 day wait after being approved and I thought I could be dead in 45 days so didn’t bother.

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
4 years ago

The left’s state welfare programs more often than not destroy any sense of personal responsibility for the individual.

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