If the Conaway amendment were in effect now and Congress failed to reauthorize the farm bill by September 30, 2013, when it is now set to expire, SNAP benefits for all families of four would be cut by about $64 a month — nearly a 15 percent cut in average benefits. (The amendment would lower the program’s maximum benefit by 10 percent, which, because of how the formula works, would have the effect of cutting average benefits by nearly 15 percent.) Millions of impoverished Americans almost certainly would run out of food before the end of the month. Among those who would be harshly affected are the 22 million low-income children — 10 million of whom now live below half of the poverty line — and the 9 million low-income elderly and disabled people who rely on SNAP assistance to try to get enough to eat.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:56:36 +0000
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