The latest data released by the Department of Agriculture indicated that in March, 38,667 individual recipients were removed to the food stamps program with the current total declining 2.84% on a year-over-year basis.
Individuals receiving food stamp benefits declined to 44.34 million which, as a ratio of the overall civilian non-institutional population now stands at a whopping 17.54% of the population.
Households receiving food stamps benefits increased to 21.92 million households with the current total falling 2.52% below the level seen a year earlier
Total nominal benefit cost declined 3.33% on a year-over-year basis to $5.59 billion for the month.
