Alleviating Food Insecurity with SNAP: Overview and Impacts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Alleviating Food Insecurity with SNAP: Overview and Impacts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
ISBN-10
1634848101
ISBN-13
9781634848107
Category
Food relief
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Author
Elaine Morton

Description

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet. This book describes the rules related to eligibility for SNAP benefits as well as the rules for benefits and their redemption. It also provides an overview of the problem of food insecurity in the United States and the important role that SNAP plays in addressing it.

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