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Food Research and Action Center:
In October 2006 food stamp participation at 26,294,464 persons was up over the month by 100,399 people.
The overall caseload for October 2006 was nearly 1.4 million persons lower than the prior October, when many Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims received disaster food stamp benefits.
At a time when more than 35 million people in the U.S. face a constant struggle against hunger, continuing to strengthen the reach of the Food Stamp Program is vital.
Food Stamp Program growth in recent years reflects continuing wage stagnation, state actions to improve access, the effects of the 2002 food stamp reauthorization implementation, and disaster relief.
Posted on January 11, 2007 04:50 PM
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