meaning that its income is less than half the poverty level. For a
“Children whose
families received
family of four, this was $11,500 a year or less in 2011, the year for
SNAP benefits are less
which we have the most consistent data. In 2011, there were 7.2
likely to experience
million American children living in deep poverty.35 Research
developmental delays
shows that children whose families received SNAP benefits are
than children in
less likely to experience developmental delays than children in
families with similar
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families with similar incomes that did not receive SNAP.
incomes that did not
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which gives a finanreceive SNAP.”
cial boost to low-income workers, lifts more people out of poverty each year than SNAP. The EITC comes as a tax refund in a lump sum payment and is
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