SNAP Participation Has Decreased by Almost Two Million Since 2011

[erpowers]

With all the talk about President Obama being the "welfare President", trying to destroy America, or trying to make America more like Europe it might be surprising to learn that SNAP participation, although still high, has decreased by nearly two million since 2011. In 2011 SNAP participation reached a high of 47 million users. As of November 2015 the number has dropped to about 45.5 million.


http://frac.org/reports-and-resources/snapfood-stamp-monthly-participation-data/#nov

[onecaliberal]

1. They were all thrown off the roll. How the hell are those people eating now?

[former9thward]

2. Where is the evidence they were "thrown off the roll."?

Maybe they have found employment. The unemployment rate is down from 2011.

[LiberalAndProud]

4. Here.

http://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/more-than-500000-adults-will-lose-snap-benefits-in-2016-as-waivers-expire

[former9thward]

7. Except that is the future.

Who was thrown off in the 2011-2015 period which is what the OP is about?

[loyalsister]

6. The unemployment rate in my area is 3%, YET

the poverty rate is 19%. For the people who are working and still living in poverty, the economic indicators are meaningless. Especially when they are having trouble feeding their children.

[LiberalAndProud]

8. $948 or less earnings every month for one dependant before you qualify for SNAP.

We all know you can eat well if you make $950 a month. But, we have faith based initiatives so it's all good. Right?

Sure. Right.

[onecaliberal]

5. I hope that's true, there are more people in poverty right now than ever before.

[Recursion]

9. No, the poverty rate was over 15% in 2010 and it's about 14% now

Even with population growth that's a decrease in the absolute number of people in poverty.

[madinmaryland]

10. well, considering most of the 12 million jobs have been created since 2011,

and only 2 million have moved off of SNAP participation is not a good sign. You would hope that the number moving off of SNAP participation would be higher.