Healthy Choices: Why Go Hungry?

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If you’re having trouble putting healthy food on the table, consider checking out SNAP—the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the food stamp program), which defrays the cost of groceries and home-delivered meals.

The average monthly SNAP benefit in May was $134 per individual and $295 per household.

In most states, people 60-plus are eligible if their net monthly income—after housing, medical and certain other costs—doesn’t exceed $903 (individual) or $1,215 (couple). Benefits are loaded onto a debit card that can be swiped at checkout.

For more, go to www.aarp.org/snap.