The numbers of recipients was originally limited, with the limits changing during later years.

The total number of living recipients is limited to 300.

The number of recipients is much higher than the average of Canada.

The poor now had procedural rights, and the number of recipients remained high.

There are no limits on the number of recipients.

The actual increase, driven by the recession, was 84,000, raising the total number of recipients to 1.4 million.

The number of recipients continued to track the monarch's age.

It even stopped a successful food program due to an overwhelming number of recipients who showed up.

The number of recipients to be selected each year, eight, is based on the state's population.

At the same time, the total number of recipients has dropped to about 54,000, from 59,000, she said.