Food Stamp Program Research Paper
Making the Food Stamp Program More Efficient
According to World Bank, food prices have risen by 83% in just 3 years and will likely continue to rise. With the rising food cost and the fallen economy it is a no brainer as to why we have 49.1 million people living in food insecure homes. American’s would not be starving if the government lowered the IRT, accepted more funding, denied aid to illegal immigrants, who are not working and started to inform more citizens of the food stamp program. “The food stamp program provides monthly benefits to eligible low-income families which can be used to purchase food. Through the electronic benefit transfer systems (EBT) the use of food stamp “coupons” is no longer the means in which a client receives their benefits. EBT replaces paper coupons through use of a benefits card, similar to a bank card. USDA reports that all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico are now using EBT systems. One of the strengths of the Food Stamp Program is its ability to respond to local, state, and national economic changes and emergencies.” http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/programs/fsp.html Eligibility for the Food Stamp Program is based on financial and non-financial factors. The application process includes completing and filing …show more content…
For many workers, especially those with few skills and minimal education, wages are simply inadequate to keep the family out of poverty. Hourly wages among families with annual incomes below twice the poverty level average $8.55, and only $8.00 among single-parent families. Wages also are very low among families that have recently left welfare: the median hourly wage for families leaving welfare in 1999 was $7.15, which was 15 percent below that year’s poverty level for a family of four. In 2001, a full-time, year-round worker earning the minimum wage of $5.15/hour earned only 58 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of
According to World Bank, food prices have risen by 83% in just 3 years and will likely continue to rise. With the rising food cost and the fallen economy it is a no brainer as to why we have 49.1 million people living in food insecure homes. American’s would not be starving if the government lowered the IRT, accepted more funding, denied aid to illegal immigrants, who are not working and started to inform more citizens of the food stamp program. “The food stamp program provides monthly benefits to eligible low-income families which can be used to purchase food. Through the electronic benefit transfer systems (EBT) the use of food stamp “coupons” is no longer the means in which a client receives their benefits. EBT replaces paper coupons through use of a benefits card, similar to a bank card. USDA reports that all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico are now using EBT systems. One of the strengths of the Food Stamp Program is its ability to respond to local, state, and national economic changes and emergencies.” http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/programs/fsp.html Eligibility for the Food Stamp Program is based on financial and non-financial factors. The application process includes completing and filing …show more content…
For many workers, especially those with few skills and minimal education, wages are simply inadequate to keep the family out of poverty. Hourly wages among families with annual incomes below twice the poverty level average $8.55, and only $8.00 among single-parent families. Wages also are very low among families that have recently left welfare: the median hourly wage for families leaving welfare in 1999 was $7.15, which was 15 percent below that year’s poverty level for a family of four. In 2001, a full-time, year-round worker earning the minimum wage of $5.15/hour earned only 58 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of