Food Stamps

I recently applied for food stamps for the first time. I decided to take the plunge after giving up on my pride. I need food and I don't have the money for it -- it's that simole. My children nned to eat. There's been some debate about foodstamps lately, and here's a few facts that show that they work just fine: The number of people on the food-stamp program has increased by about 27 million since the recession, bbut it is smaller than the increase in poverty. Also, a higher percentage of people who qualified are getting food stamps than before, but it is true that about a quarter of households that could get food stamps don’t get them, for whatever reason. For me, it was prie. Unfortunately, those households without food stamps report that they aren’t always able to get enough food to feed their families. The Food Research Action Center reports that about a quarter of households with children say they can’t get enough food. By and large, adults with children are the most likely to seek out food assistance. About three quarters of food-stamp recipients are households with children living in their households, and 47 percent of individual recipients are children. The average benefit for a family of three is just under $400, which is about $33 per person per week. Not everyone gets the same amount, however. Many recipients are working adults, and the more they earn, the fewer benefits they get. Bottom line is that food stamps feed children whose parents work low-wage jobs -- like myself. My husband pulls in a measley $28,000/year before taxes. While I haven't recieved y foodstamp benefits yet, according to thier chart that qualifies us for somewhere around $260/ month in food stap benefit.