Do SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determinations Sufficiently Reflect Expenses of Older Households?
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Description
Report investigating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility guidelines to determine whether they are in line with the spending patterns of low-income households with adults over 50. Offers policy recommendations based on findings. Table 1 of the appendix compares the rural and urban share of total expenditures for these households.
Author(s)
Olivia Dean, Joshua Leftin, Nicardo McInnis, Andrew Wen
Date
10/2023
Type
Document
Organization
AARP Public Policy Institute
Tagged as
Elderly population · Income support and assistance · Policy · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data