There were 46.2 million Americans on food stamps in May, the latest data
available, down 1.6 million from a record 47.8 million in December
2012. Some 14.8% of the U.S. population is on the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or SNAP, down from 15.3% last August, U.S.
Department of Agriculture data show.
Food-stamp use remains high, historically speaking. The share of
Americans on the benefit—which lets them buy basics like cereal and meat
and treats like cookies, but not tobacco, alcohol or pet food—is above
the 8% to 11% that prevailed before the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/food-stamps-starting-to-fall-1409606700
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