State of the Union:( Food Stamp Use Jumps 10%

“NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The number of American households receiving food stamps jumped nearly 10% in 2011.

Nearly 15 million households were on food stamps at some point last year, up from 13.6 million in 2010, newly released Census data shows. That’s an increase to 13%, up from 11.9% in 2010.”

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