US News FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy Food-stamp jump By Social Links for Post Staff Report View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published April 21, 2012, 4:00 a.m. ET Some 45 million people received food stamps in 2011, a 70 percent increase from 2007, the Congressional Budget Office revealed. It also predicted that the number of recipients would continue growing through 2013. Share this article: FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy