Data & Research
Resource | Research | Payment Accuracy and Program Integrity
Extent of Trafficking in Food Stamp Program
This study was the first in a series of studies that estimated the extent of retailer-level SNAP benefit trafficking. The major findings included large stores having only half the store violation rate that smaller stores had. Additionally, the overall benefit trafficking rate was 13.0% as compared to 1.3% in the latest trafficking rate study.
08/01/1995
Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
The Impacts of Off-Line Electronic Benefits Transfer Demonstration
The objectives of the demonstration were to determine the technological feasibility of offline EBT; whether it would be accepted by stakeholder groups; and whether it would be cost-effective.
04/01/1994