Poverty
FOOD STAMP USE CLIMBS TO RECORD 46.7 MILLION
Food-stamp use reached a record 46.7 million in June, the government said, as Democrats prepare to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term with the economy as a chief issue in the campaign.
Participation was up 0.4 percent from May and 3.3 percent higher than a year earlier and has remained greater than 46 million all year as […]
U.S. poverty to hit highest level in 40 years
The percentage of Americans living in poverty is about to hit its highest level since the 1960s,according to a new survey by the Associated Press.
The latest Census numbers won’t be released until the fall, but economists surveyed by the AP project that the poverty rate will climb from 2010’s 15.1% and reach a level as […]
Food Stamp Recipients at Record 41.8 Million Americans
The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said.
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One in Six Americans In Government Anti-Poverty Programs
Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand.
More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA TODAY shows. That’s […]