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Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent
The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.
The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.
President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.
The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.
Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.
In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP