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.
Author(s)
Joshua Leftin, Thomas Godfrey, James Mabli, Nancy Wemmerus, Stephen Tordella
Date
10/2017
Organizations
Decision Demographics and Mathematica Policy Research, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Tagged as
Benefit enrollment and application
· Food security and nutrition
· Income support and assistance
· Policy
· Poverty
· Rural-urban differences