Food stamp purchases are scanned by a cashier at a ShopRite grocery story Monday, April 23, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Roughly 1 million of the nation’s poorest people will be cut off SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) over the course of 2016, due to the return in many areas of a three-month limit on SNAP
Approximately 1 Million People Will Lose Food Assistance Benefits In 2016 As State Waivers Expire
Affected individuals are very poor; few qualify for other help.
