Mostly elderly, children, would lose food aid in Senate budget provision
Thursday, May 18, 2017 -- The elderly and children account for more than half of the nearly 133,000 needy North Carolinians who would lose federal food assistance under an obscure provision in the budget bill passed last week by the state Senate.
Posted — UpdatedThe elderly and children account for more than half of the nearly 133,000 needy North Carolinians who would be booted off of federal food assistance as a result of an obscure provision in the budget bill passed last week by the state Senate.
Curiously, the cut wouldn’t save the state a dime since the program is entirely funded by the federal government.
During the depths of the recession, North Carolina expanded eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the law allowed. The state extended coverage to households earning between 133 and 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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