# What can you tell me about the (US) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/985048>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 5, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/985048 "2023-06-05T17:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/985048/11 "2023-06-05T20:34:27Z")

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In lieu of a massive post I will submit a link to my thread about my experience on food stamps, even though it degenerated towards the end to the point it got locked.

[Ask the Person on Food Stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-on-food-stamps/522597)

> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> All income must be verified which is hard for the sort of person who gets paid cash for odd jobs.

Yes, that was interesting - I was one of those people. If people want more details not available in the link let me know and I’ll respond when I get a chance to do so.

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