Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations
Data Matching in the National School Lunch Program: 2005
This study examines the feasibility of expanding the use of computer matching for certification and verification of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals funded under the National School Lunch Program. This study provides a detailed description of how computer matching is currently used and how it could be used.
01/05/2007
Resource | Research and Data | 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