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Line chart showing SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, fiscal 1994-2015

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COVID-19 Working Paper: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Redemptions during the Coronavirus Pandemic Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2019 Household Food Security in the United States in 2019 Estimating Prices for Foods in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: The Purchase to Plate Price Tool The Food Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
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Taking a Closer Look at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Expenditures Unemployment Insurance and USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Together Cushioned the Great Recession ERS’s SNAP Distribution Schedule Database Allows for New Research on Program Impacts SNAP Households Adjust Their Expenditures and How They Spend Their Time in Response to Changes in Program Benefits Quantifying the Impact of SNAP Benefits on the U.S. Economy and Jobs
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food & Nutrition Assistance Food Assistance Data & Collaborative Research Programs Food Security in the U.S. Poverty & Income Volatility
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Last updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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