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 | 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