Food Stamp Program

موضوع: Food Stamp Program الأربعاء يونيو 19, 2013 10:23 am

The federally funded Food Stamp Program started in the 1960s specifically to provide a means for people living beneath the poverty level to obtain adequate nutrition. Although adults without children are eligible for food stamps, more than half of food stamp recipients are children.

In 2002, more than $18.2 billion was paid out in food stamps. Most of the cost is covered by the federal government, but state and local governments contribute funding as well.

Although the program functions well overall, below is an overview of some of the problems associated with the Food Stamp Program.

Fraud is one of the biggest problems associated with food stamps. There are two primary forms of fraud: submitting false information on applications and trafficking (buying and selling food stamp benefits for money or unauthorized items). Since paper food stamps are now used by less than 30 per cent of the recipients, trafficking is less of an issue than it used to be, but it still happens. If caught, individuals and merchants involved in trafficking are immediately disqualified from the program and face severe consequences such as prosecution.

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