Food Stamps

USDA: Over 6 Million People Off Food Stamps During Trump Administration

With three months still left to report in FY 2019, 1,696,476 people have left the food stamp program (SNAP) this fiscal year.

Food Stamp Participation Dropped By More Than Half a Million In One Month

Of course, there are still about 40.7 million people on food assistance at a cost of about $5 billion a month, but still.

CNN Op-ed Slams Trump For Eating Ice Cream While Food Stamp Americans Get SPAM

Let's break this down, shall we?

Food Stamp Recipients Demand SNAP Begin Covering Pet Food

"I have only been on SNAP benefits for a few months," Johnston wrote in the petition, "but I have been unable to feed my little dog due to government regulations."

Amazon Is Discounting Its 'Prime' Subscription For SNAP Recipients

On Tuesday, Amazon dropped a press release explaining its cutting-edge new Prime service, now offering a discount for anyone living off of government benefits.

SNAP Participation Drops By 85% In 13 Alabama Counties Due To Work Requirements

Food stamp participation in 13 Alabama counties dropped by 85 percent after they instituted work requirements to receive food stamps.

Convenience Store Owner Sentenced For $1M in Food Stamp Fraud

A New Jersey grocery store owner was sentenced to two years in federal prison after stealing more than $1.1 million in food stamps. NJ.com reports, Charles Silva, the 33-year-old owner of the Checkpoint...

New Study Shows ILLEGAL Aliens Get Preferential Treatment In Receiving Food Stamps

According to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the best way be put near the front of the line to receive food stamps is to have at least one Illegal Alien in the family. The...

Food Stamp Users Near Record High Despite Low Unemployment Rate

(Image: The Times-Picayune/Andrew Boyd) Despite the unemployment rate being at an eight-year low (4.9 percent as of January 2016), the number of people on food stamps remains near an all-time high...

West Virginia to Require Drug Testing for Some Welfare Recipients

In a pretty stiff blow to the Left’s welfare-for-all agenda, the West Virginia Senate just gave the thumbs-up to a bill requiring drug testing for some welfare recipients deemed to be likely drug...

Report Shows 62 Percent of Illegal Alien Households Are On Welfare

(Photo Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images) About 62 percent of households headed up by illegal aliens living in the United States are on some form of welfare – more than twice the percentage of households...