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With inflation running hot, Google searches for food stamps remain elevated

Bruising levels of inflation from rent to gas to food continues to hit many American households hard, so hard it may be pushing a new group of the population into food stamps, hints new data. Google search volumes for “food stamps” are still running 100% higher than pre-pandemic levels (see chart below), according to DataTrek. Search volumes have trended higher since the start of 2022 as inflation has accelerated, notably at the gas pump. Volumes peaked in April 2020 as millions of people lost… Source link

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What are food stamps and who qualifies: Yahoo U

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law, which created a permanent program to improve nutrition among America’s lowest-income and impoverished households. Although the program is now called the “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” (SNAP), its mission remains the same: helping millions of Americans stave off hunger as they look for jobs or work existing ones. SNAP is currently… Source link

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