Georgia Sees Huge Decrease in Food Stamp Use

[Esaias]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...-requirements/

"Thousands of people have dropped off the food stamp rolls in Georgia as a result of the state implementing work requirements for food stamp recipients.
More than half of the 11,779 people enrolled for food stamps in 21 counties, an estimated 7,251 people, have dropped out of the food stamp program—a drop of 62 percent, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported."

Well, there ya go, I guess.

[Esaias]

Speaking of Aquildebeast's beloved Ohio:

http://watchdog.org/208321/ohio-food-stamps/

"Ohioans’ reliance on food stamps decreased last year, yet it remains higher than at any time before the 2007-09 recession.
In December, more than one in seven Ohioans — more than 1.7 million of an estimated population of 11.5 million — received benefits through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Ohio’s recent decline in SNAP enrollment follows the reinstatement of work requirements for recipients in most counties at the end of 2013. The state had waived work requirements for able-bodied, working-age childless adults before President Obama’s 2009 “stimulus” bill.
“The decline in SNAP/Food Stamp enrollment in Ohio has been largely due to the state reimposing the time limit on unemployed/underemployed adults without dependents between 18 and 50 years of age who reside in 71 counties that were not granted the waiver,” Hamler-Fugitt explained."

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Speaking of Aquildebeast's beloved Ohio:

http://watchdog.org/208321/ohio-food-stamps/

"Ohioans’ reliance on food stamps decreased last year, yet it remains higher than at any time before the 2007-09 recession.
In December, more than one in seven Ohioans — more than 1.7 million of an estimated population of 11.5 million — received benefits through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

...

Ohio’s recent decline in SNAP enrollment follows the reinstatement of work requirements for recipients in most counties at the end of 2013. The state had waived work requirements for able-bodied, working-age childless adults before President Obama’s 2009 “stimulus” bill.
“The decline in SNAP/Food Stamp enrollment in Ohio has been largely due to the state reimposing the time limit on unemployed/underemployed adults without dependents between 18 and 50 years of age who reside in 71 counties that were not granted the waiver,” Hamler-Fugitt explained."

I've always supported work/school requirements and time limits.