Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits
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This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and the form and function of benefits. 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.
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This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and the form and function of benefits. 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.
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Aussenberg, Randy A.Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits,
report,
October 20, 2014;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491506/:
accessed July 18, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.