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The new face of food stamps: working-age Americans. As US wages stagnate, food stamp use growing fastest among workers with some college training.

by Hope Yen

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients.

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