“Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: 2003.†Karen Cunnyngham, July 2005. This report, the latest in a series on food stamp participation rates based on the March Current Population Survey, presents national participation rates for fiscal year 2003. Of the 37 million individuals...

This report provides state information on the characteristics of elderly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants and eligibles, as well as participation rates for this group, to help assess efforts to increase their SNAP participation.

This report presents estimates that, for each state, measure the need for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the program’s effectiveness in fiscal years 2009 through 2011. The estimated number of people eligible for SNAP measure the need for the program. The...

Notes that slightly over half of all food stamp participants were children, 39 percent were nonelderly adults, and 10 percent were elderly people. The average monthly benefit was $158 per household; 17.2 million people (7.3 million households) received benefits in an average month. Compared with...

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, is conducting a health impact assessment (HIA) intended to inform congressional consideration of changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in the...

This report evaluates how eliminating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cash-out would affect SNAP (formerly the Food Stamp Program) eligibility and benefits for Californians receiving SSI and for nonelderly, nondisabled family members living with them. In 1974, California opted to “cash...