how does the minimum wage increase affect the number of those on food stamps?

If it is dependent upon the minimum allowed to be earned closing out some, I do not think that will affect the number with any significance.
If prisoners can gigure out how to file phony tax returns with pgony SS numbers I am sure the food stamp members can be just as creative.

And the government would not intervene because it would not want to be seen as the reason for someone not getting or continuing their freebies.

The issue will resort to the new norm.....lack of enforcement....hence no fear!