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Ohio Food Stamp People better buy seeds. You're getting cut
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Going to be some hungry times for many people. If Ohio is doing it, expect others to follow.
Ohioans’ food stamp aid to be reduced
Ohio families receiving food stamps could get an unwelcome surprise come January: $50 less every month in assistance.
Because of the way the federal government calculates utility expenses for people receiving the benefit, a mild winter nationwide last year, and a lower price for natural gas, many families could experience a significant cut in aid, those familiar with the program say.
Meanwhile, food banks and others that distribute food assistance are bracing for increased demand.
“They are going to increase hunger among our most vulnerable — working families, seniors, children, and persons with disabilities,” said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks.
Ms. Hamler-Fugitt said her organization is particularly concerned that some seniors or persons with disabilities who have a low benefit amount could lose all their monthly assistance.
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