CBPP: Congress should keep SNAP benefit cuts for veterans in mind
October 29, 2013 | 06:14 PM
Thousands of veterans will experience cuts to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Friday and Congress should keep this in mind as it considers cuts to the program, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities said Monday.
The Recovery Act provided for a increase in SNAP benefits, better known as food stamps, but the increase expires on Friday.
The full report includes an estimate of the number of veterans in each state who participate in the SNAP program and who will be affected by both the end of the Recovery Act increase and any cuts that Congress makes in the program.
More than 100,000 veterans in each of Texas and Florida and more than 80,000 in California, more than 70,000 in Ohio, and more than 69,000 in Michigan and New York are food stamp beneficiaries, according to the report.
The Recovery Act provided for a increase in SNAP benefits, better known as food stamps, but the increase expires on Friday.
The full report includes an estimate of the number of veterans in each state who participate in the SNAP program and who will be affected by both the end of the Recovery Act increase and any cuts that Congress makes in the program.
More than 100,000 veterans in each of Texas and Florida and more than 80,000 in California, more than 70,000 in Ohio, and more than 69,000 in Michigan and New York are food stamp beneficiaries, according to the report.
