By Tom Gantert (The Heart Sq.)
Yearly, america has allowed between 1.47 million to 1.86 million noncitizens to obtain meals stamps from the federal authorities at a taxpayer price of virtually $3 billion a yr.
That’s in keeping with annual reviews from the U.S. Division of Agriculture for its Complement Dietary Help Program.
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“Only U.S. citizens and certain lawfully present non-citizens may receive SNAP benefits,” stated Hal Sullivan, spokesperson for the USDA in an e-mail to The Heart Sq.. “SNAP is not and has never been available to undocumented non-citizens. Non-citizens like tourists and students are generally not eligible. Non-citizens who are eligible based on their immigration status must meet SNAP eligibility requirements, such as income and resource limits, and may also need to meet a waiting period.”
Noncitizens eligible for meals stamps embody refugees, people granted asylum, victims of extreme trafficking, individuals who have had their deportation withheld, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Iraqi and Afghan particular immigrants, Inexperienced Card holders, battered non-citizens, conditional entrants and people granted parole for a interval of at the very least one yr are eligible for SNAP.
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As of April 2024, SNAP had 41.58 million contributors with annual advantages costing about $90 billion.
In 2022, there have been 1.46 million noncitizens on SNAP at an annual price of $2.95 billion. That’s the newest yr knowledge is accessible. There have been 1.44 million noncitizens on meals stamps in 2019 at an annual price of $2.12 billion. In 2015, there have been 1.86 million nonresidents receiving SNAP advantages at an annual price of $2.97 billion.
Syndicated with permission from The Heart Sq..
