Historically, low-income seniors age 60 and older who qualify for benefits in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) participate at extremely low rates. To identify effective strategies for increasing participation among this population, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the Elderly Nutrition...

Historically, low-income seniors age 60 and older who qualify for benefits in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) participate at extremely low rates. To identify effective strategies for increasing participation among this population, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the Elderly Nutrition...

This study used a microsimulation model to assess the effect of changes to state-level Food Stamp Program asset rules on household eligibility and benefits. Seven percent of households eligible in 2006 were eligible only through expanded categorical eligibility rules that exempted them from...

This report studies the relationship between food expenditures and dietary outcomes for SNAP participants and other low-income individuals and households.

Findings of the first comprehensive government study of the Emergency Food Assistance System (EFAS) suggest that public and private food assistance systems work in tandem to provide more comprehensive assistance than either system provides by itself.