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Resource | Comment Request Comments Request - Assessment of the Barriers That Constrain the Adequacy of SNAP Allotments

SNAP is intended to alleviate food insecurity among low-income households. Towards this end, it provides eligible low-income households with a monthly benefit amount (SNAP allotment) based on household size and net income to purchase foods from authorized retailers that can be prepared and eaten at home.

10/11/2016
Page updated: October 14, 2021