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As demand surges, advocates worry food stamps miss eligible families By Molly Hudson | February 17, 2021 at 7:48 AM MST - Updated February 17 at 7:51 AM
WASHINGTON – The number of food stamp recipients in Arizona has surged over the past year, but advocates worry that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is still only reaching a portion of those eligible for assistance.
A recent Census Bureau report found that one in six people who were eligible for SNAP were actually getting the benefits in 2017. The participation was even lower in Arizona, where the bureau said that in 2018 only about 70% of SNAP-eligible people received the benefit.
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Show Transcript WE’VE SEEN A 126% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE’VE SERVED. JEFF: THE NEEDS ARE STAGGERING. 428,000 DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA NEEDED, AND HAD DELIVERED, NEARLY 22 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD LAST YEAR. AND I DON’T KNOW THAT 2021 IS GOING TO BE ANY LESS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS FOOD INSECURITY IS CONCERNED. JEFF: FOR SOME, THE SNAP PROGRAM, ONCE KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS, OFFERS A LIFELIN THE AVERAGE SNAP RECIPIENT IN AMERICA RECEIVES $129 A MONTH. JEFF: BUT MEREDITH SAYS FOR MOST FOLKS, THAT JUST DOESN’T COVER IT ALL. HE’S ENCOURAGED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO UP THOSE PAYMENTS. THIS 15%-20% INCREASE IS CRITICAL FOR A LOT OF FOLKS WHO MAY NEED TO BUY MEDICATION WHO HAVE TO PAY THE RENT