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Food-stamp rolls set another record in Oklahoma

BY GINNIE GRAHAM - Tulsa World   
Published: May 12, 2009

Oklahoma continues to set a record in the number of food-stamp recipients, with 12.8 percent of the state’s population receiving the subsidy, according to the state Department of Human Services.

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In April, 13,000 people were added to the food-assistance rolls, for a total of 463,426 people.

The number of Oklahoma residents qualifying has been rising each month since March 2008, and records started being set in February.

Last month, recipients saw a 13.6 percent increase in their subsidy. The increase is from the federal economic stimulus package, and is expected to remain until September.

It bumps the average benefit from $3 a day to $3.40 a day. The maximum monthly allotment for a four-person household increased from $588 to $668.

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