This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

social policy

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
Hunger exits in ____ million households. ____ percent of all U.S. households
4.2 million 4.1 percent
____ million americans were food insecure. Women and children made up _____ percent. ____ million children
31 million 75 percent 10 million
Major programs for hunger
The food stamp programs
the National School LUnch & Breakfast program
SUmmer food service program
wic
meals on wheels
in the year _____ the food stamp act was passed
1965
FS is fully funded by the _____ government
Federal
______ and _____ welfare agencies qualify applicants and provide them with stamps
state and local
FS is based on a ______ test
Means
in 2000 ______ million people received food stamps at a cost of _____ billion dollars
17
17
The average benefits was ____ a month per person. ____per houshold and ______ per household with children
72
162
234
Most food stamp recipients are....
children or eldery. Children make up 51 percent and eldery another 9 percent
only ______ percent of food stamp households are above the povery line. A gross income of _____ a month
12 percent
633 dollars
FS Households may have _____ dollars in countable resources such as a bank account. or _______ if at least one person is sixty plus or has a disability
2000 dollars
3000 dollars
Food Stamp Household must meet _____ tests unless all members are receiving TANF assistant, SSI, or in some places GA
income
Foods stamps can only be used for...
Food and for plants and seeds to grow food for the household
EBT is....
an electronic system that allows a recipient to authorize transfer of their government benefits from a Fed. Account to a retailer account to pay for products received

Deck Info

15

permalink