Food Stamp Reform
Author: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 44
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Author: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2013-04-23
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 0309263476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 1186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert E. Robertson
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1999-04
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780788177187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocuses on the two groups of individuals that were the most likely to lose their food stamp benefits -- able-bodied adults without dependents, and legal immigrants. Specifically, the report describes (1) the actions, if any, that states have taken to assist those individuals who lose eligibility for the Food Stamp Program, and (2) related actions, if any, taken by other organizations -- to assist those individuals who lose their eligibility for the Food Stamp Program. Surveys the 50 states and the District of Columbia on the actions they are taking, if any, in response to the changes in the Food Stamp Program.
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joe Richardson
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 22
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Matthew Gritter
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-12-17
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 1137520922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFood Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 740
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