Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is a food aid program in the United States . Most states stop receiving unemployment benefits after 26 weeks . As the number of long-term unemployed increased , more and more people lost this state support. If unemployment benefits are no longer paid, food stamps are given as part of the dietary supplement aid program.
In March 2012, 46.4 million citizens received food aid through special debit cards . In fiscal 2001 it was 17.3 million, 6.1 percent of the US population. The cost of this aid program was $ 75.3 billion in 2011, according to the United States Department of Agriculture .
These so-called Food Stamps can apply for employable US citizens between the ages of 16 and 60 years. You cannot own more than US $ 2,250 in household assets and have a household income below US $ 1,276 (for a single household), higher allowances are possible. Adults without children receive support for a maximum of three months, unless they work more than 20 hours a week or take part in qualification measures. The maximum monthly allowance is $ 194 for a single household.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sad Hunger Play , Die Welt, June 9, 2012, accessed April 1, 2013
- ↑ US Department of Agriculture statement of costs
- ^ Official website of the Ministry of Agriculture