So do those working for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub and Instacart…
What IS wrong with THIS?
While the number of working adults who depend on food stamps and Medicaid has ticked up since the start of the pandemic, the number of recipients who work at Amazon and on gig economy platforms has exploded, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The number of Amazon workers relying on the federal programs for the poor nearly tripled between February 2020 and September 2025, according to the report published Wednesday. And for the first time, ride-hailing and app-based food delivery companies — Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub and Instacart — collectively ranked among the top three employers with workers receiving aid.
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Walmart topped both lists in 2020, according to a Washington Post analysis of the data, and remains the top employer of Medicaid recipients. But the company’s share of beneficiaries has inched up only slightly over five years, while Amazon’s has soared. (Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos owns The Post.)
Ride-hailing and food-delivery companies, meanwhile, shot past Walmart to collectively rank as the top employer of food stamp users and among the top three for Medicaid users, according to The Post’s analysis. These workers barely registered on GAO lists in 2020…..
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