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Resource | Research and Data | Participation Characteristics Dynamics and Determinants of SNAP Participation from 2008 to 2012

These reports describe individuals’ patterns of SNAP participation and analyze which factors were associated with their decisions to enter or exit the program. Both studies use data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation covering the period from 2008 to 2012.

12/19/2014
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP - FY 2015 Cost of Living Adjustments

This memorandum provides the FY 2015 Cost of Living Adjustments to the SNAP maximum allotments, income eligibility standards, and deductions. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2014.

08/01/2014
Resource | Federal Register Notices National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs: National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015)

This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payments, the amount of money the federal government provides states for lunches, afterschool snacks and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the maximum reimbursement rates, the maximum per lunch rate from federal funds that a state can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution which participates in the Special Milk Program for Children.

07/16/2014
Basic page FY 2014 Allotments and Deduction Information 2

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes, and allowable deductions for the 48 States and the District of Columbia.  (For Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, go to AK, HI, GU & VI).

04/03/2014
Basic page FY 2014 Maximum Allotment Amounts for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands 2

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes for Nov. 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2014.  

04/03/2014
Basic page FY 2014 Maximum Allotment Amounts for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands 1

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes for October 1, 2013 through October 31, 2013  

04/03/2014
Basic page FY 2013 Maximum Allotment Amounts for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes for October 2012 to September 2013. Effective Oct. 1, 2012.   

04/02/2014
Basic page FY 2013 Allotments and Deduction Information

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes, and allowable deductions for the 48 States and the District of Columbia.  (For Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, go to AK, HI, GU & VI).

04/02/2014
Basic page FY 2012 Maximum Allotment Amounts for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes for October 2011 to September 2012.  

04/02/2014
Basic page FY 2011 Maximum Allotment Amounts for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands

These tables give maximum allotments for various household sizes for October 2010 to September 2011. 

04/02/2014
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