USDA: Food Stamp Benefits Up 40 Percent

USDA: Food Stamp Benefits Up 40 Percent
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store in New York City on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Food stamp benefits are up 40 percent, the Department of Agriculture announced, as families across the nation grapple with lost jobs and struggle to get meals on the table.

The increase will “ensure that low-income individuals have enough food to feed themselves and their families during this national emergency,” Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a statement.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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