The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) needs reform to remain an effective safety-net program that decreases food insecurity and supports self-reliance through employment and good health. SNAP policy experts developed this reform framework with a long-term lens, aiming to improve the effectiveness of SNAP’s administration, reestablish appropriate eligibility and benefit structures, support employment and upward mobility, improve nutrition, and address program-integrity issues. This report offers a road map for policymakers wanting to build on the success of SNAP while improving SNAP’s efficiency and effectiveness.
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- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 1
- A Reform Framework for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 2
- Program 2
- Angela Rachidi and Leslie Ford 2
- Contents 4
- Executive Summary 6
- Program Administration 10
- Lack of Incentive for States to Improve Participant Outcomes 13
- Eligibility and Benefit Levels 16
- The Thrifty Food Plan 17
- Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility 19
- Benefit Design 21
- Emergency Measures 24
- Employment and Poverty Reduction 26
- Excessive Waivers of the Work Requirement 27
- Limited Work Requirement 29
- Benefit Cliffs and Benefit Reduction Rates 31
- Nutrition Improvement 33
- Ineffective Nutrition Education 34
- Lack of Nutritional Standards 35
- Accountability for Improving Diet Quality 39
- Program Integrity 41
- Payment Errors 42
- Recipient Fraud 43
- Retailer Fraud 49
- About the Project 51
- About the Authors 52
- Notes 53
