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SNAP Benefits will Shrink in November Despite Continued Need Source: The 2009 ARRA’s temporary boost to SNAP will end November.

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1 @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice SNAP Benefits will Shrink in November Despite Continued Need 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. BeforeAfter $1.35 Average per person per meal $1.06 Average per person per meal

2 @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice 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.

3 @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice SNAP Reaches Needy Populations in NC Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, FY2011. 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)

4 @ncbudgetandtax @ncjustice 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.

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

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


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