Examination of the Effect of SNAP Benefit and Eligibility Parameters on Low-Income Households
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Description
Examines whether or not policies determining benefit levels
for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
reflect current spending patterns of low-income households
in the United States. Includes statistics, such as a rural
versus urban comparison of low-income household spending
and average spending by low-income household characteristic
and expenditure type, among others.
Date
10/2017
Type
Document
Organizations
Decision Demographics and Mathematica Policy Research, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Tagged as
Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Policy · Poverty · Rural-urban differences