Generally, TANF provides benefits to families with dependent children. TANF financial eligibility rules and benefit amounts are solely determined by the states. Federal law is silent on these two matters. Most states base TANF cash assistance benefits on family size, with larger families receiving la...
Federal eligibility for SNAP is limited to people with gross incomes up to 130% of the federal poverty line; and, given all participants in the current sample were enrolled in SNAP, SNAP was substituted as a proxy for low-income status. Food insecurity was measured using the Hunger Vital ...