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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a family of four, the food stamp pays the familt $646 per month.  I spent less than $150 per week on food for my family.  We cook most of the meals at home.  In addition to give cooked free food, MCPS may hold cookng classes for parents.[/quote]
You are conflating the benefit vs. the budget.

The budget includes both the benefit and an expected contribution from the family’s other sources of income. So not all families receive the same amount and very few receive the  full budget amount as a benefit. As a result, families also qualify for WIC or food bank referrals.

From the SNAP website.

SNAP expects families receiving benefits to spend 30 percent of their net income on food. Families with no net income receive the maximum benefit, which is tied to the cost of the Department of Agriculture’s Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), a diet plan intended to provide adequate nutrition at a minimal cost. For all other households, the monthly SNAP benefit equals the maximum benefit for that household size minus the household’s expected contribution.[/quote]

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