This report documents the methodology used to derive the previously published estimates of food stamp participation rates for all eligible people and the working poor.

Although there is a large literature on the effects of U.S. transfer programs on labor supply, this is the first such study of the Food Stamp Program.

Shows that over half of all food stamp participants are children; over 80 percent of food stamp benefits go to households with children; and almost 90 percent of food stamp households have income below the poverty line.

In recent years, concerns have grown about the integrity of the system for establishing eligibility for free and reduced-price meals in school lunch programs. This document summarizes preliminary findings from an evaluation of pilot projects testing two new approaches to address this issue.

Summarizes a study of the Seamless Summer Food Waiver, a federal initiative to help school food authorities reach more hungry children in low-income areas during the summer months. Concludes that, on operational grounds alone, the waiver is worth considering as an ongoing policy, since school...

Reviews and synthesizes what is known about the drop in Medicaid and food stamp participation, as well as the reasons for the decline and potential strategies for increasing participation. The report finds evidence of barriers to access and participation, some predating welfare reform and some...

This report documents the process of updating an existing microsimulation model and database designed to help policymakers measure the effects of policy reforms to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The updated model enables users to estimate the effects of policy changes...