Food stamp benefits to jump after Congress-ordered review
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/1/2021 10:18:39 PM
A pandemic boost to food stamp benefits has expired, but recipients are set to see a jump in assistance anyway, due to Congress’ decision in 2018 to review how benefits are calculated. Benefits will jump 27% above pre-pandemic levels in October, the largest increase in history, CNN reported. The spike comes after the Department of Agriculture revised the Thrifty Food Plan, which determines how much a person receives under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Beneficiaries will see an increase of $36 per month, on average. With cost-of-living adjustments, the average monthly benefit will be $169. Advocates for the poor told CNN the Thrifty Family Program
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I stand to lose my job soon because I will not accept the shot, and thus I'll be ineligible for unemployment for willful disobedience on the job, as defined by Americans. And yet the many freeloaders I've supported all these years, to include anchor babies and refugees, get an extra goose to their benefits because Walmart, Big Snack, Big Soda, et al make a fortune on food stamp clients. Is this a great country or what?