Improving the Assessment of SNAP Targeting Using Administrative Records

Erik Scherpf ; Constance Newman ; Mark Prell

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);    poverty;    administrative records;    measurement error;    benefit targeting;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-186

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

SNAP provides food and nutrition benefits to low-income households based on a formula that adjusts for monthly need. This study assesses how well SNAP is targeted to low-income households by estimating benefit receipt by household income relative to poverty for the period 2008 to 2012.