{"id":3930,"date":"2012-01-19T16:05:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T23:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2012-01-23T08:46:35","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T15:46:35","slug":"visual-aid-idahos-food-stamp-use-nearly-triple-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/01\/19\/visual-aid-idahos-food-stamp-use-nearly-triple-in-four-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Aid: Idaho&#8217;s Food Stamp Use Nearly Triples in Four Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3937\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"Food stamp money is now distributed on EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards.\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3937\" title=\"ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/01\/ElectronicBenefitTransferCard_ERSaunders-138x103.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Emilie Ritter Saunders \/ StateImpact Idaho<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food stamp money is now distributed on EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back in November, <em>StateImpact Idaho<\/em> <a title=\"Idaho\u2019s Food Stamp Rolls Nearly Triple in Four\u00a0Years\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2011\/11\/30\/idahos-food-stamp-rolls-nearly-triple-in-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported on<\/a> the growing number of people using SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) commonly known as food stamps.\u00a0 The program is in the news again this week after lawmakers were briefed on the data and Idaho <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/2012\/01\/18\/1956936\/idaho-grocers-plead-for-help-after.html#storylink=misearch\" target=\"_blank\">grocery stores committed $100,000<\/a> to changing the way food stamps are distributed.<\/p>\n<p>We know food stamp use is up across much of the country.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban.org\/uploadedpdf\/412365-supplemental-nutrition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this study<\/a> from the Urban Institute, Idaho saw its SNAP enrollment go up by 123 percent between 2007 and 2010, Nevada&#8217;s grew by 128 percent.\u00a0 So what does this growth <em>look<\/em> like?\u00a0 It&#8217;s pretty dramatic.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a chart showing the number of Idaho&#8217;s food stamp participants for the month of June since 2007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"source\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/boisestate.edu\/spreadsheet\/oimg?key=0AiLU6Cs5LWZIdDFFX283OEZlal9HbzRjT1BCM3pLc1E&amp;oid=1&amp;zx=yhi7o89ndv1p\" alt=\"\" \/>Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare<\/p>\n<p>This second chart shows the same data, but is plotted from zero.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/boisestate.edu\/spreadsheet\/oimg?key=0AiLU6Cs5LWZIdDFFX283OEZlal9HbzRjT1BCM3pLc1E&amp;oid=2&amp;zx=jpnbi9z9a6c0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"source\">Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in November, StateImpact Idaho reported on the growing number of people using SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) commonly known as food stamps.\u00a0 The program is in the news again this week after lawmakers were briefed on the data and Idaho grocery stores committed $100,000 to changing the way food stamps are distributed. 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