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Resource | Research and Data FY 2023 Reported SNAP Application Processing Timeliness

Fiscal year 2023 SNAP reported application processing timeliness rates. 

07/31/2024
Data Visualization
SNAP in Action Dashboard

SNAP helps put healthy food within reach for those in need. This dashboard is intended to provide the public with an understanding of how SNAP helps make nutritious food more affordable for low-income households.

06/25/2024
Resource | Research and Data SNAP Quality Control Annual Reports

These SNAP and Food Stamp Program Quality Control annual reports present official quality control error rates and other statistical data derived from SNAP QC reviews conducted for each fiscal year.

05/13/2024
Data Visualization
SNAP Retailer Management Year End Summary FY 2023

This dashboard was created to share information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer participation during fiscal year 2023. 

03/15/2024
Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations Building a Healthy America: A Profile of SNAP

As the time for reauthorization of SNAP again approaches, it is useful to take stock of its accomplishments, identify those features that have contributed to its success, and look for new opportunities to strengthen operations to achieve program goals more fully. To that end, this is a summary of past research on program operations and outcomes.

04/12/2012
Resource | Research and Data | Promoting Healthy Eating Characteristics and Dietary Patterns of Healthy and Less-Healthy Eaters in the Low-Income Population

The diets of most Americans fall short of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This exploratory analysis examines dietary patterns of low-income individuals classified as healthy and less healthy eaters based on their score on the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2005. The HEI-2005 is a 100-point score that measures how well populations adhere to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

02/01/2012
Resource | Research and Data | Payment Accuracy and Program Integrity The Extent of Trafficking in the Food Stamp Program: 2002–2005

FNS uses a set of EBT-based administrative tools and undercover investigations to identify and sanction trafficking retailers, and to estimate the extent of trafficking. The estimates of the amount of trafficking, the trafficking rate, and the store violation rate reported here are based on information from almost 33,000 stores subject to administrative or undercover investigation from late 2002 through 2005.

12/01/2006
Resource | Research and Data Estimating the Number of People in Poverty for the Program Access Index: The American Community Survey vs. the Current Population Survey

This paper presents a comparison of the two surveys as a source of data for the PAI calculation and illustrates the potential effects of moving to the ACS.

08/01/2006
Resource | Research and Data | SNAP Benefit Use Benefit Redemption Patterns in SNAP - 2003

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
Resource | Research and Data | Nutrition Education Dietary Intake and Dietary Attitudes Among Food Stamp Participants and Other Low-Income Individuals

This report examines the dietary knowledge and attitudes of low-income individuals, including FSP participants and nonparticipants, describes their dietary intake, and estimates participation-dietary intake relationship. 

09/02/2000
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