Job loss and disability are up there. There are also people who "play the system" - living on housing assistance etc. But , the largest segment of SNAP collectors have jobs. Those jobs are less than $12 per hr and that doesn't go far in most metropolitan areas now.
If they've got kids, they'd qualify for SNAP.
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