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 …

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 …

Reports on what is known about why eligible low-income working and elderly households don't participate in the Food …

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 …

In 2004, Florida’s Department of Children and Families modernized its approach to administering the food stamp, cash …

overall trend, falling from 1999 to 2001 and then rising in 2002. However, the participation rate for children fluctuated … around 70 percent for the entire period; the rate for elderly individuals fell by four points from 1999 to 2002; and the rate …