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Snap Participation Varies
Published Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 04:52 AM
USDA has issued the latest figures available on how successful each State is in reaching families eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. According to Reaching Those in Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates, 66 percent of eligible persons received SNAP benefits in 2007. State SNAP participation rates varied from a low of 47 percent to a high of 100 percent. Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, Kevin Concannon, says - these figures underscore the importance of continuing USDA's efforts to ensure that potential clients are aware of the benefits of SNAP and can access those benefits easily.

Concannon emphasized the importance of ensuring that eligible low-income families understand that SNAP offers an option to supplement their food budgets, and that the program operates in every State to serve them effectively. Nationally, SNAP served 36.5 million in August, 2009, up from 29.4 million the previous year.

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