A new boost to the SNAP program could mean healthier options for the one in eight Americans who use it. It will also provide an average of $36 more per person each month, but that alone won’t cover higher prices and the pandemic’s continued financial fallout.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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SNAP Food Program Gets Boost In Benefits
Wow per month
I been on the bottom, I been on top. In a twinkle of a eye it all can be gone.
so true…so true.
It does give you an added appreciation and perspective on life……when you move from top to bottom and back and forth, you learn to have gratitude in either situation.
i can sense your wisdom………
That’s why it’s important to save
Aww! Man! Its only if you have kids!
thats a lie, i didnt get that kind of increase
No one should ever feel ashamed to feed themselves or their children. It’s ignorant and hateful folks that make them feel that way. They’ll complain about feeding our citizens and fully support handing worthless politicians money. It’s outrageous.
Now you can bulk on the cheap.
Fruits and vegetables are cheaper than processed foods
Remember how you frowned at me, for having one, now get in line.
And they raise food prices to take it all in corporate greed.
why dont you get your environmentalist friends together and destroy our farmers….show them who is boss!!!
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Dont you have to have almost no money in the bank to get snap? I remember having a grand in the bank and they said I couldn’t get it because I had too much money. I guess you have to be completely broke. IDK.
Why isn’t his wife doing the cooking?
Why aren’t you studying at your prestigious high school?
Universal Basic Income solves many problems!!
I only get $250.00 a month. I’m still single at age 47, not working. My guess is he gets $600.00 because he has kids or lives in a more expensive state. 🤷🏻♂️
I get less than that and have 3 kids. Every lil bit helps. I get 237 a month. I do have a job but I went from making almost $20 a hr down to $15. Jus got a raise now I’m up to $17 so I will likely lose my benefits. Smh
How bout have jobs that pay better so people don’t have to have this crap.
If we moved to an entrepreneurship based model instead of the employment scam we’d all better off. Employment is terrible.
Support and blessings, brother
My prayers and stuff go out for this guy and his kids but there are other states with people that’s angry 2
California is dominated by the unions and the idiotic Democrats. That’s why nobody can get a decent job.
Help single people too? We do go hungry too
I’m usually very sympathetic to a cause like this but you lost you’re job to the pandemic? Well everybody’s hiring now. There’s really no excuse for being unemployed. Also what about the child tax credit? Thats an extra $900 a month if you have 3 kids. Sorry, I’m not buying it!
If you don’t work you don’t get a credit. Rent is close to a thousand dollars on average a month. Child care is over two hundred a week per kid. If you leave in a major city food is twice the average. Still of that man is healthy he probably is trying to find a way out.
Times are hard for many who suffer due to the outcome of Covid 19
When government can’t pay its debt, this program will be cut to zero. Don’t be surprised when December comes and money won’t be in the card.
sob sob complain … shut up .
can’t make more than 1300 if you don’t have any kids in my state
Thank you Pres. Biden!
Whites on food stamps is like me seeing white ppl on heroin in K n A
I wish congress had to go one month on snap or ssi, they would never forget it, and things would change. Growing up I thought American was amazing, now I know, not for everyone.
More whyte people on welfare and food stamps than any other race in Amerikkka, and this has been going on for decades, check tha statistics
Nourishment matters.
Help wanted signs every where and he is on SNAP.
The good news is that anybody who’s struggling to keep food on the table to feed themselves or our future decision makers can easily get rid of that pesky appetite just by thinking about all the boondoggle projects amd ridiculously wasteful spending on things that do absolutely nothing good for our Country, the congressional salaries and all the other behind the scenes kickbacks and free money going to the greedy.
Make America Weak Again
🙏🙏🙏
And guess what. They said that people on Social Security is getting a raise of 5.9% but they will also have to pay an increase in Medicare from 144. Dollars a month to 170.00 a month what are they doing to our elderly people.
Remember, nothing is free. Pay me now or pay me later, but you’re going to pay.
Nice but the illegals are doing better. They are going to get anything they want.
Biden doing again
So biden increase food stamps, but don’t lower the gas price for working Americans!!!
Omg. 600 a month for 2 kids. I could have money left over each month. I shop at Walmart and Aldi and don’t come close to that for my family of 4
You should have a channel to share your tips on frugal shopping. I would tune in.
@Mark Craven Problem is some folks never check the prices when the cost is zero for them. Grab that lobster I got money on my card.
@Lawrence Leverton Some do…I have every grocery recite since day one of recieving my SNAP card.
@Mark Craven I should but I don’t like the camera. Plan ahead before you go. Don’t impulse buy. That’s where it can go fast. Discipline like everything else
Interesting. When the “welfare queens” of the 80s, 90s and 2000s were making similar statements, the news kept telling them to shut up and be grateful or finding ways to cut their benefits. Now that it hit middle America we’re more understanding. I’m happy about it, but I wonder if those old attitudes will return once things recover?
wait a minute…. I never seen a food problem
Not one person in America should go hungry. SHAMEFUL. We have the money/resources to spend on JUNK (expensive commercials during the Super Bowl, 66″ TVs, Louis Vitton bags, new Apple iPhones, sending billionaires into space, new Jaguars, fancy diamond earrings, etc., etc.), but when it comes to giving a “hand-up” to our most vulnerable populations, suddenly people cry that we “don’t have the resources.” This is absolutely shameful. What do we stand for America?
If it weren’t for SNAP then I could not survive on SSI. So far I can’t find the increase of payment but I’m finding it on the shelves. Luckily I live in the east, but as if there’s not enough insanity going on in California, I pray this and other families can weather the storm. First chance you get, leave California. It’s bound to get worse before it gets better.
Essential workers needs to get a boost to our paycheck.
They only increased the stamps because it has to level off with inflation. They are still getting the same bang for their buck. Stop making it seem like this an increase when it really isn’t.
That transition 😆😆😆😆
HA…. I’m on disability and I get $1200 a month in Social Security benefits. I use to get $13 in SNAP, now I get $20.
That is disgraceful.
Giving handouts like a socialist or communist country. Oh wait!
It’s almost like the countries that do give more of a social safety net to people are better in rankings than America throughout the years, and also a lot greater in business rankings as countries that are greater for businesses.
Being pregnant and having sugar issues, this helps as I can get more fresh foods vs processed junk.
Coupons and Ibotta. There are was to cut your grocery bill. You just have to be smart
I don’t begrudge people who need snap. But I am upset with the ones that buy red bull it is not food.
It was about time . ✓
This is why us poor people didn’t care about the increase in food costs for Thanksgiving because we get so much extra state aid
Number 1 food stamps item? Sodas lol but yes feed your family
I was layed of bc of COVID. Got a new job making less money. Had to apply for SNAP. I’ve been able to help myself and others. Very thankful
Buy alot of noodles then it’s good for a month
Pass BBB, To help everyone.
He had a good message. I understand the pain.
People may have more money than ever, but it hides the fact that the price for everything is going up…
There needs to be more nutritional information given as well, because milk does not supply any necessary nutrients. You can get better calcium in spinach.
everywhere is hiring…
So Trump supporters are now ok with social security services? Hilarious 🙂
Thank goodness 💕.
Snap went up prior to Oct 2021. Now it goes up again. Snap increases are growing faster than Rise in Fuel costs. This only benefits those who have snap. The other 85 percent of the Nation just sucks the extra cost. Great Job Brandon
There are help wanted signs EVERYWHERE. There are 0 excuses for an able bodied man to not have a full time job at this point.
They also should help ppl that work I have 2 children’s I work bring home after taxes monthly $ 2,300 and they denied it to me because they go by ppl income not how much you bring home or how much bills you have. They only help PPL that have housing low income. Shame! I know this girl have 5 kids get benefits from Massachusetts live in Georgia gets 1,500 foods stamps monthly x 1000 a month and state money she act like she’s rich flashing money on Facebook and IG not working travel everywhere. That’s the one the government help
I don’t have kids (I promote helping others) BUT I do notice SNAP doesn’t do a good & consistent job in promoting healthy eating!!! We need to do better. The math also doesn’t add up… SNAP doesn’t give enough for the price of healthier food & or size of the family.
This is why VOTING IS IMPORTANT!!! The last administration cut down on FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. People need to do factual research 🧐 & see who they are voting for. #WeThePeople have to be smarter on who represents us.
A 73 year old elderly woman is forced to live on $20 a month for food.
THESE POLITICIANS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR STARVING US/AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Yet they want to give illegal immigrants 450 K just for going to jail.
Now make this make sense.
Alright, democrats get a raise, how about working people???
$600 a month…..for food ????
Ridiculous!!!!
WAY TO GO JOE !!!!
Seeing that man on snaps just made my day cause as a man he stuck around.
My hope is in jesus not this would
I prefer paying my own way through life, like an ADULT.
With a name like D Nutz your well on your way to adulthood.
@Doug Hughes DEMOCRATS r NUTZ.
Here’s the sad truth if you’re on food stamps chances are you can’t even pay for clothes. Because they’re not even supposed to give you money for food to feed your family for the month they’re just supposed to help you feed your family. Something in this world needs to change and for the better not the worse you need to change for the poor people and the rich need to step down
Right they ruin our country and make people feel at there lowest that they ever did , This is the americans shame of our government what they have done to our country
I think it is sad that People who work or on Social Security are over income for SNAP but yet we get nothing and have to pay higher Food Prices because of these all should have been eligible I am glad they eating better but what about us?
I’m so grateful for that program. So that dad can feed his family. Food shelter water love. Basic necessities that are taught in school. In very least people deserve.
Its had to believe a nation full of people on Government programs . America needs to come back its rich and blessed nation.
My hubby on disability, I WORK, but have been denied snap because I make too much. Are you kidding? I see less of my check due to inflation on everything and I can’t get help
This will help the day to day families 😊
Snap is minimal eating. It doesnt pay for expensive healthier foods. Like fruit for 8.99 a bag. 😉
Luckily we don’t live by bread qlone.
I’m glad I became a nurse. We are so employable .. especially with covid. 😇
if this was a black man there would be hella racist comments.
if u say i’m lying i will show u a similar vid with a black man 🙂
O it is not just black lazy people .
🥰💯🥺
If they were black, the non-black racists would be in these comments spewing hate but since they white, they get praised. You people better repent. Aint no back tracking allowed. The tables will turn.
Anyone on here degrading food stamps or people that get them are scum of the earth
There is always some troll on here
Truth you trolls and maga get food stamps too and most of you live in poverty so quit claiming your a republican you live in poverty
Paycheck/SSI to paycheck/SSI you are not rich you don’t make 250k plus a year so quit playing and lying
Your mostly in debt quit voting for Republicans that want to end food stamps and social security. Keep it real
I was eligible for years before getting past the sin of my working poor pride and applying. My health immediately improved markedly. Excellent program. What more worthy use can we make of our collective wealth than to feed His sheep?
Everyone gets help from someone. Whether it’s in the form of a trust fund. A co signer. An employment connection. A college scholarship. SNAP benefits. We are not created to be dependent or independent but interdependent. Everyone gets help sometime. Everyone helps sometime. How beautiful.
So, could you add Hot Meals too that increase?! You can’t buy Hot Meals with Food Stamps
They actually took away most of my food stamps and I’m on disability