Fewer D.C. households received food stamps last year

Brian Hughes Examiner Staff Writer Examiner Coverage More coverage of D.C. local news The District and two states saw a drop in the number of residents using food stamps last year, as 13.6 million households nationwide received the federal benefit in a slowly rebounding economy. According to newly released census data, nearly 12 of every 100 households nationwide last year — a 16.2 percent …

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