From 2000 to 2008, the average number of Food Stamp Program (FSP) participants rose by 65 percent because of increases …€”the same period during which states were being given the authority to implement state-specific FSP policies, including changes … quantitative analysis of administrative data and qualitative findings from interviews with FSP administrators and community …

caseload grew again, by about 38 percent through January 2004. This report examines patterns in the rates of FSP entry and exit …

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) provides millions of Americans with the means to purchase food for a nutritious diet and … well as characteristics of FSP households and participants nationwide, in fiscal year 2007. In an average month, the FSP …

average month in 2003, 21 million (56 percent) chose to participate. Although the FSP serves just over half of all those … eligible, it provides 65 percent of the benefits that all eligible individuals could receive. As a result, the FSP appears to …

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) provides millions of Americans with the means to purchase food for a nutritious diet and … as characteristics of FSP households and participants nationwide, in fiscal year 2007. In an average month, the FSP …