Assesses the effects of specific welfare reform policies, as well as other factors such as the economy, on changes in the food stamp caseload between 1994 and 1999. Suggests that economic growth explains nearly half of the caseload decline over this period. TANF work requirements, work...

This study examines the experiences of four states—Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, and Ohio—that use the simplified reporting option of the Food Stamp Program; Arizona also uses the transitional benefit option. States reported reduced staff workload, improved client access, and...

This report uses Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control data from FY 2009 to examine the size and impact of payment errors on income and poverty status and to compare the characteristics of households with payment errors to those of households without payment errors.

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Assesses the effects of specific welfare reform policies, as well as other factors such as the economy, on changes in the food stamp caseload between 1994 and 1999. Suggests that economic growth explains nearly half of the caseload decline over this period. TANF work requirements, work...

Available from the Food and Nutrition Service at (703) 305-2133.

This report presents detailed information on the types of programs used by states to confer categorical eligibility to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) households as of June 1, 2013, how the programs vary by state, and the number and characteristics of households eligible...