CNN: Food stamp benefits will be trimmed by $5 billion starting Friday.
CNN: Food stamp benefits will be trimmed by $5 billion starting Friday.
Enrollment in food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, has soared.
Some 47.6 million people, or nearly 15% of the population, get them, according to September federal data. That compares to 26.3 million, or 8.7% of the population, in 2007. The average benefit per person is $133.19 a month.
