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New York Times (blog) Slashing the Food Stamps ProgramNew York Times (blog)As of today, the boost to the federal food stamps program included in the 2009 Economic Recovery Act expires, abruptly slashing benefit levels that were already inadequate for millions of poor children and their families, as well as impoverished …

Daily Beast The grim economics of food stampsLos Angeles TimesThe day after Halloween, the federal government rolled back food stamp benefits for all 47.6 million people who receive them, officially ending one of the last remaining stimulus efforts left over from President Obama's first months in office — while …Food …

Food Stamp Cut Reverberates Across CountryHuffington PostWASHINGTON — National media and federal policymakers haven't paid much attention, but a $5 billion reduction to the food stamp program that took effect Friday has already been reverberating across the country. Food bank directors have been telling … More: continued here

Food stamp cuts force families to get by with lessPBSCuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mean that the more than 47 million food stamp recipients will now receive less money each month to buy groceries. To examine the issue, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ellen Teller of the Food Research … …

Deep cuts to country's food stamp program start FridayFox NewsWASHINGTON – Forty-eight million Americans will have their food stamps benefits slashed starting Friday, when a recession-era boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program expires. The move to cut back benefits will be the first wide-scale … More: continued here

Cutting food stamps is a bad way to balance the budgetNational Catholic ReporterAs of Friday, all households receiving food stamp benefits will see their food budgets shrink as a temporary increase expires. A family of four could lose up to $36 a month in food stamps (also known as the …

Food stamps benefit expiration leaves less money for recipientsImperial Valley PressThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 had increased the funds for food stamps, formerly known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by 13.6 percent to help the growing number of individuals and families who needed … More: continued here

Cuts to food stamps are punch in the gut, recipients sayTbo.comLike thousands of food stamp recipients across the Tampa area, Ford and Sundsted rely on charity food pantries to supplement their food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. But that's no guarantee of help, … More: …

Daily Beast Food stamp cuts create high demand for food bank suppliesUSA TODAYFood banks across the country, stretched thin in the aftermath of the recession, are bracing for more people coming through their doors in the wake of cuts to the federal food stamp program. Food stamp benefits to 47 …

Christian Science Monitor Food stamps: why cuts affecting 48 million Americans begin FridayChristian Science MonitorMillions of Americans will be expected to make do with less as of Friday, as $5 billion in cuts to the US food stamp program takes effect. The cuts to the program, formally called the Supplemental …