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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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As of Oct. 1, 2008, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. The new name reflects the changes we’ve made to meet the needs of our clients, including a focus on nutrition and an increase in benefit amounts.  SNAP is the federal name for the program. State programs may have different names.

What's New

Nutrition Assistance in Farmers Markets: Understanding Current Operations - April  2013

Report Summary (28 KB)

Entire Report (9.60 MB)

SNAP Food Security In-Depth Interview Study - March 2013

Report Summary (38 KB)

Entire Report (485 KB)

The Evolution of SNAP Modernization Initiatives in Five States - March 2013

Report Summary (32 KB)

Entire Report (4.42 MB)

Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2008-2010 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor - February 2013

This report provides technical documentation for the estimates included in the Reaching Those In Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2010. That report presents SNAP participation rate estimates for fiscal year 2010 and revised estimates for the fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

Entire Report (896 KB)

Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) Early Implementation Report  - February 2013

Report Summary (28 KB)

Entire Report (1.98 MB)

All Studies

Program Research Overview

Building a Healthy America: A Profile of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - April 2012

Entire Report (3.26 MB)

Making America Stronger: A Profile of the Food Stamp Program - September 2005

Entire Report (1.34 MB)

Participation - These studies deal with characteristics of Food Stamp Program participants and information on participation rates.

Program Design - These studies explore the impact and effectiveness of potential changes in program policies and structures.

Program Integrity - These studies deal with issues of SNAP error and fraud, and potential efforts to reduce them.

Program Operations - These studies cover issues related to SNAP processes and operational management as well as the use of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT).

Other - This section includes reports on methodological approaches to learn more about Food Stamp Program participants.

Archives - Find archived SNAP reports (published before 2001).

Resources

Last modified: 04/16/2013