In Spent, I thankfully had the choice to receive food stamps, after applying, I was accepted. Currently, the total costs of SNAP as of 2016 amounts to 70,911.55 million dollars (Participation and Costs, 1969-2016). Millions of people across the country use food stamps as a necessity. Considering SNAP is a noncontributory program (“social program that provide assistance to people on the basis of demonstrated need rather than any contribution they have made”), all people accepted to use food stamps must pass a means test (“a procedure that requires applicants to show a financial need for assistance”), which means they genuinely need this assistance (Ginsberg et al. 2017. 676). In my simulation, working for nine dollars an hour while also having a young child presents my need for food
In Spent, I thankfully had the choice to receive food stamps, after applying, I was accepted. Currently, the total costs of SNAP as of 2016 amounts to 70,911.55 million dollars (Participation and Costs, 1969-2016). Millions of people across the country use food stamps as a necessity. Considering SNAP is a noncontributory program (“social program that provide assistance to people on the basis of demonstrated need rather than any contribution they have made”), all people accepted to use food stamps must pass a means test (“a procedure that requires applicants to show a financial need for assistance”), which means they genuinely need this assistance (Ginsberg et al. 2017. 676). In my simulation, working for nine dollars an hour while also having a young child presents my need for food