An Assessment of Computer Matching in the Food Stamp Program

Resource type

Research

Research type

Assessing/Improving Operations

Policy Analysis

Resource Materials

Summary (54.52 KB)

Volume I: Summary of Survey Results (348.09 KB)

Volume II: State Profiles (716.65 KB)

Volume III: Appendix Tables (1.09 MB)

This report summarizes the results from the state census conducted by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Data for the census were collected during fiscal year (FY) 2001. The study examines how states are currently using or planning to use computer matching strategies for error reduction in the Food Stamp Program (FSP).