Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
One example: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility. To see if you might be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, visit our pre-screening tool. For households in the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. To get SNAP benefits, households must meet certain tests, including resource and income tests: 1 Resources. 2 Income. 3 Deductions. 4 Employment Requirements. 5 Special Rules for Elderly or Disabled. 6 Immigrant Eligibility. In fact, we're not spending enough on food stamps. The need for food assistance is greater than food stamps can fill, and the benefit amount is too low to allow a family to purchase an adequate, healthy diet. The average monthly food stamp benefit per person is only $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person, per meal. Between 2009-2011 the purchasing power of food stamps declined by about 7%, or $47/month for a family of four, due to inflation in the cost of food. You've likely heard stories (and outrage) about people using food stamps to purchase "steak and lobster" as well as cigarettes and alcohol, showing up at the grocery store in a nice car, nice clothes, a nice purse or an iPhone. But the federal government sets the food stamps benefit amount at, on average, roughly $4 a day per person. Yes, someone could save up their monthly allotment to buy some high-priced food items for a special occasion. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Effective October 2016. Maximum Monthly SNAP Amounts. The chart below shows the maximum dollar amount of SNAP benefits your household can receive each month. This dollar amount is based on the number of people in your household, your income and your expenses. You could receive any amount up to or including these amounts. National Standards for reasonable amounts have been established for five necessary expenses: food, housekeeping supplies, apparel and services, personal care products and services, and miscellaneous. See the SNAP page on Applicants and Recipients for detailed information about eligibility requirements and benefits. The SNAP home page provides access to information on all aspects of the program. fns On average, 45 million people received SNAP benefits each month in fiscal year 2011, which represents a 70 percent increase over the roughly 26 million people (or one of every 11) who received benefits in 2007. The truth is, a $125 per person per month grocery budget may seem like a farce to a household currently spending $300 per person per month, but it's actually quite achievable. *For households with more than eight people, add $5,408 per additional person. Always check with the appropriate managing agency to ensure the most accurate guidelines. To see if you might be eligible for SNAP benefits, use SNAP's pre-screening tool. Related Links. 1 Exija Sus Derechos! - 4300 S. 2 EXIJA SUS DERECHOS! Usted Tiene El Derecho - DHS 8219 S. 3 La tarjeta Illinois Link se acepta en mercados de agricultores selectos! DHS 9201 S. 4 B Attitude - Folic Acid - DHS 4758. 5 AABD Cash Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled - DHS 587. 6 Active Play for Families - DHS 4586. Query: average amount food stamps per one person in al for a month
Solution is here: The average monthly food stamp benefit per person is only $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person.
Explanation: The passage details the eligibility and resources provided by SNAP. The passage includes information on individual per meal food stamp benefit, that can be used to answer the query.

Now, solve this: 1 doctor agreed: Rash or pain: The physical manifestations of shingles , usually rash and small papules ( fluid filled blisters) last a few days to a week. The pain of shingles if not treated early and aggressively, can lead to a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia. This condition can be very difficult to treat. Shingles follows a pattern: 1 The first sign is often burning or tingling pain; sometimes, it includes numbness or itching on one side of the body. 2 Somewhere between 1 and 5 days after the tingling or burning feeling on the skin, a red rash will appear. 3 A few days later, the rash will turn into fluid-filled blisters. Risk Factors for Nerve Pain After Shingles. Researchers have long known that older people are more likely to get PHN, the nerve pain after shingles, but recent studies have found other factors that increase risks. In one study published in the journal Neurology, researchers -- including Dworkin -- looked at data from 965 people with shingles. If you don't find your answer, you can post your question to WebMD Experts and Contributors. Close I have shingles since the first sting under left arm Sept 25th thought I got a bug bite the next day there was no bite just terrible itching in about a week the rash started s till not much pain just itching the second week pain near the rash it progressed all the way around my chest to mid back felt like a vise is holding me clamping down from front thru to back. unbearable at times my doc said it was shingles I already knew had it small patch on right shoulder when i was a teenager. The severity of shingle pain takes many by surprise. Find out what you can do for shingles pain relief, how to shorten the duration of an outbreak, and lessen the likelihood of developing postherpetic neuralgia. When shingles occurs on the head or scalp, symptoms can include headaches and weakness of one side of the face, which causes that side of the face to look droopy. The symptoms usually go away eventually, but it may take many months. In some cases the pain can last for weeks, months, or years, long after the rash heals. Pain can be debilitating, and it can be caused by all sorts of things. One cause that many people are not familiar with is a reactivation of chickenpox you may have had as a child. You don't have chickenpox again, but you have another condition called shingles, known as postherpetic neuralgia pain. every place I had shingles now I have the shooting pain and nothing stop it except Amitriptylin 25mg that make me sleepy even the next day. I avoid to take it since I've to work. Now it is three weeks my face is burning (only one side). I hope this does not stay with me for a long time. A pain researcher Andrew Rice from the Imperial College explained that, if your pain goes up to or beyond 8 weeks, you are among the very unfortunate shingles patients. Andrew explains that, there are several cases where shingles lead a long lasting pain commonly referred to as post-herpetic neuralgia, abbreviated as PHN. This is an unfortunate pain that prolongs the period of your healing and is caused by nerve damage due to shingles. Query: how long does shingles hurt
Solution:
Shingles hurts for 1 to 5 days.