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SNAP Benefits will Shrink in November Despite Continued Need. Before. After. $1.06 Average per person per meal. $1.35 Average per person per meal.

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  1. SNAP Benefits will Shrink in November Despite Continued Need Before After $1.06 Average per person per meal $1.35 Average per person per meal Source: The 2009 ARRA’s temporary boost to SNAP will end November 1, 2013. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011 and projected FY2014. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

  2. Nearly Half of Those Receiving SNAP Benefits in NC are Children & Nearly One-Quarter are Adults Living with Children Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

  3. SNAP Reaches Needy Populations in NC 81% of Households receiving SNAP live in poverty ($23,050 for a family of 4) 45% of Households receiving SNAP live in deep poverty, with income below half of the poverty line ($11,525 for a family of 4) Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

  4. Households with Children Receive the Highest Average Monthly SNAP Benefit in NC Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

  5. Who Does SNAP Reach in NC? Almost 73% of all SNAP participants are in families with kids Of all SNAP participants are in families with elderly or disabled members About 27% Almost 40% of all SNAP participants are in working families Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

  6. Safety-Net Programs Helped Keep Poverty in Check in 2012 4 Million 15.3 Million people were lifted out of poverty by SNAP older adults were lifted out of poverty by Social Security = 1 million people Source: Census Bureau’s Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the US report on 2012 data. @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice

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