USDA wants low-income seniors to use their food stamps for fruits and veggies

"Advocates for low-income people and seniors said many in the older generation perceive a stigma in accepting food stamps. Others find the paperwork too cumbersome for such a small monthly benefit – as low as $16 per month in some states. The result is that only 42 percent of seniors who are eligible for SNAP participate in the program, compared with 83 percent of others who are eligible."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/04/07/usda-wants-low-income-seniors-to-use-their-food-stamps-for-fruits-and-veggies/