SNAP benefits in Missouri are distributed from the 1st through the 22nd day of the month based on the birth month and the first letter of the last name of the head of the household, making timing of SNAP issuance exogenous. We estimate probit models of the calendar month and SNAP benefit ...
Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. Access through your organization Section snippets Background on the work requirement The work requirement for SNAP benefits was implemented in 1996 as part of federal welfare reform. Under the law, able-bodied adults between...
USDA-FNS is responsible for administering the retailer side of SNAP and for pursuing retailer fraud; while states are responsible for administering the recipient side of SNAP (with federal oversight) and for pursuing recipient fraud.8"Trafficking" usually means the direct exchange of SNAP benefits (...