“The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly The Food Stamp Program) is the primary lever for food assistance in the United States. Evidence suggests that SNAP is effective in increasing resources to purchase food and in reducing food insecurity when a household does not have consistent access to adequate food, due to a lack of money. SNAP lifts children and families out of poverty and diminishes economic hardship, especially among those living in deep poverty,” write Hilary Hoynes and James P. Ziliak.

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