This report provides information on the demographic and economic characteristics of SNAP households in fiscal year 2009. The average monthly number of participants reached a record high of 32.9 million. Nearly half of recipients were children, another 8 percent were over age 60, about 40 percent...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation rate for households with elderly individuals has historically been lower than that for other household types. This report compares characteristics of elderly households participating in SNAP with those of elderly households not...

This report presents findings showing that, from FY 2008 to FY 2009, the number of SNAP participants increased by 18 percent and the number of eligible individuals increased by 15 percent. The large increase in the number of participants was likely attributable to the deterioration of the...