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Monday, January 5, 2009

Gov. Corzine cuts budget to close gap

by Richard Brown on January 5, 2009

in Ending Homelessness

$812 million in spending reductions
SRAP funding reduced by $47 million
Governor Jon Corzine released on January 5, 2009, a list of $812 million in spending reductions as part of a larger set of solutions to close an estimated $2.1 billion dollar shortfall in the current state budget. Click here to review the full list.
“These reductions reflect [...]

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Food Stamp and welfare applications soar

by Richard Brown on January 5, 2009

in Ending Homelessness

Welfare and food stamps don’t stretch very far; food stamps provide an average of $1 a meal per person, and the cash grant from welfare hasn’t been raised since 1987, topping out at $322 a month for a parent with two children.

Food stamp applications doubled and welfare applications rose 40 percent in October; Includes a [...]

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