Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits

Aussenberg, Randy A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Food stamps;    Welfare;    Food relief;   

RP-ID  :  R42505
RP-ID  :  R42505_2014Dec29

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and the form and function of benefits. SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet.