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Resource | Research and Data | SNAP Benefit Use Benefit Redemption Patterns in SNAP - FY 2009

This study identifies how spending patterns, such as the rate at which households spend their benefit, changed following the ARRA benefit increase and analyzes how spending patterns differed across household characteristics, time and states.

02/01/2011
Resource | Research and Data | Participation Characteristics Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: FY 2005

This report provides information about the demographic and economic circumstances of food stamp households in fiscal year 2005. The report draws on data for households participating in the Food Stamp Program under normal rules and thus does not include information about those who received disaster assistance after the Gulf Coast hurricanes in October 2004 and September 2005.

09/01/2006
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
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