Others titles
- SNAP Database and its Cost for the Year 2018
- SNAP Benefits
Keywords
- Nutrition Assistance
- Nutrition Assistance and Program
- Healthy Food
- Nutrition Cost Data
- Nutritious Food
- Nutritional Information
- SNAP Nutrient Database
Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Cost Database
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. This dataset contains participation and cost data for SNAP. The data is furthered divided by annual, state, and monthly levels categorized by persons participating, households participating, benefits provided, average monthly benefits per person and average monthly benefits per household.
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Description
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people living in the U.S. It is a federal aid program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), though benefits are distributed by each U.S. state’s Division of Social Services or Children and Family Services.
SNAP benefits cost $74.1 billion in fiscal year 2014 and supplied roughly 46.5 million Americans with an average of $125.35 for each person per month in food assistance. It is the largest nutrition program of the fifteen administered by FNS and is a critical component of the federal social safety net for low-income Americans.
The amount of SNAP benefits received by a household depends on the household’s size, income, and expenses. For most of its history, the program used paper-denominated “stamps” or coupons – worth US$1 (brown), $5 (blue), and $10 (green) – bound into booklets of various denominations, to be torn out individually and used in single-use exchange. Because of their 1:1 value ration with actual currency, the coupons were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Their rectangular shape resembled a U.S. dollar bill (although about one-half the size), including intaglio printing on high-quality paper with watermarks. In the late 1990s, the Food Stamp Program was revamped, with some states phasing out actual stamps in favor of a specialized debit card system known as Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), provided by private contractors. EBT has been implemented in all states since June 2004. Each month, SNAP food stamp benefits are directly deposited into the household’s EBT card account. Households may use EBT to pay for food at supermarkets, convenience stores, and other food retailers, including certain farmers’ markets.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2016-03-31 |
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Last Modified | 2022-04-08 |
Version | 2022-04-08 |
Update Frequency |
Quarterly |
Temporal Coverage |
1969-2021 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Nutrition Assistance, Nutrition Assistance and Program, Healthy Food, Nutrition Cost Data, Nutritious Food, Nutritional Information, SNAP Nutrient Database |
Other Titles | SNAP Database and its Cost for the Year 2018, SNAP Benefits |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Fiscal_Year | Nutrition Assistance Program Fiscal Year | string | required : 1 |
Average_Participation | Average Participation for Nutrition Assistance Program | number | level : Ratio |
Average_Benefit_Per_Person | Average Benefit Per Person for Nutrition Assistance Program | number | level : Ratio |
Total_Benefits | Benefits in Amount | number | level : Ratio |
All_Other_Costs | All Other Costs in Nutrition Assistance Program | number | level : Ratio |
Total_Costs | Total Cost in Nutrition Assistance Program | number | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Fiscal Year | Average Participation | Average Benefit Per Person | Total Benefits | All Other Costs | Total Costs |
1969 | 2878 | 6.63 | 228.8 | 21.7 | 250.5 |
1970 | 4340 | 10.55 | 549.7 | 27.2 | 576.9 |
1971 | 9368 | 13.55 | 1522.7 | 53.2 | 1575.9 |
1972 | 11109 | 13.48 | 1797.3 | 69.4 | 1866.7 |
1973 | 12166 | 14.6 | 2131.4 | 76.0 | 2207.4 |
1974 | 12862 | 17.61 | 2718.3 | 119.2 | 2837.5 |
1975 | 17064 | 21.4 | 4385.5 | 233.2 | 4618.7 |
1976 | 18549 | 23.93 | 5326.5 | 359.0 | 5685.5 |
1977 | 17077 | 24.71 | 5067.0 | 394.0 | 5461.0 |
1978 | 16001 | 26.77 | 5139.2 | 380.5 | 5519.7 |