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Resource | Research | SNAP Benefit Use An Analysis of Food Stamp Benefit Redemption Patterns

Describe how participants redeem their food stamp  benefits (including the number and types of stores frequented by typical clients, the timing and amount of purchases during the month, the frequency of benefit exhaustion, and the amount of benefits carried over into following months). And, identify redemption patterns across groups and analyze differences in redemption and shopping patterns if such exist.

06/01/2006
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