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Max Miller, R-Ohio, and Marcus Molinaro, R-N.Y., introduced a new bipartisan measure last week, theTraining and Nutrition Stability Act, to fix the problem Hammond faced. The bill would allow individuals to maintain SNAP benefits as they engage in paid transitional job training and...
• SNAP is now a catchall for individuals and families who receive no or lower benefits from other welfare programs, largely because the eligibility criteria in SNAP are relatively more relaxed. As a result, the net effect has been to increase SNAP enrollment. For example, in the welfare re...
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 ...
We used a six-item screener to determine eligibility for this cross-sectional survey. Screener questions were asked by a trained research assistant in person or over the phone. Individuals were eligible if they were: (1) currently receiving SNAP benefits; (2) residing within the defined study ...