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Income and food insecurity among SNAP recipients: a consideration of the SNAP benefit formula

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  • Min-Fang Wei
  • Craig Gundersen

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has substantially reduced food insecurity in the USA, but almost half of the participants remain food insecure. We use the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation to examine the relationship between food insecurity and two components of benefit determination—gross income and deductions. For all SNAP recipients, in most specifications, gross income is inversely related to food insecurity, and deductions are positively correlated with food insecurity. When examining policy-relevant sub-categories, households with a senior or someone with a disability have positive associations between food insecurity and deductions, suggesting possible changes in benefit construction.

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  • Min-Fang Wei & Craig Gundersen, 2024. "Income and food insecurity among SNAP recipients: a consideration of the SNAP benefit formula," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 51(1), pages 157-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:51:y:2024:i:1:p:157-184.
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