It notes that five million needy households now pay more than half their pretax income for shelter, a punishing percentage that can crowd out other purchases, like food.

There are now 12 percent fewer cheap apartments than there were in 1970 but 72 percent more needy households: instead of a housing surplus, there is a gap - of nearly five million apartments.

Several food distribution programs give commodities to needy households or to organizations that provide meal service to low-income people, including soup kitchens, churches and homeless shelters.

SNAP is the cornerstone of the Federal food assistance programs, and provides crucial support to needy households and to those making the transition from welfare to work.

The SNAP provides crucial support to needy households to buy the food they need for good health, and helps low income people make the transition from welfare to work and become self-sufficient.

The Food Stamp Program provides support to needy households and to those making the transition to self-sufficiency.

Ordinances that allow the "discount" to expire essentially grant a windfall profit to the inclusionary housing buyer, preventing that subsidy from being recycled to other needy households.

This year, USDA plans to fund a partnership between a state agency and private non-profit faith-based or community organizations to help working poor and needy households better understand food stamp benefits.

In January 1961, the first executive order issued by Kennedy mandated that the Department of Agriculture increase the quantity and variety of foods donated for needy households.

A decrease in the stock of affordable housing for needy households as well as non subsidized housing for low-income workers has had a burdensome effect on individuals and families.