The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) : benefits, eligibility, and provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill / Samuel C. Ward, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ward, Samuel C., editor.

Series:

Hunger and poverty.

Hunger and Poverty: Causes, Impacts and Eradication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Agriculture--Evaluation.

United States.

Nutrition--Study and teaching--United States.

Nutrition.

Agricultural laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet. This book describes the rules related to eligibility for SNAP benefits as well as the rules for benefits and their redemption. In addition, this book discusses categorical eligibility and some of the issues raised by it. It first describes the three different types of categorical eligibility: traditional categorical eligibility conveyed through receipt of need-based cash assistance, and the newer "narrow" and "broad-based" categorical eligibilities conveyed via TANF "noncash" benefits. It also provides recent information on current state practices with regard to categorical eligibility, and discusses proposals to restrict categorical eligibility. Finally, the book discusses the Nutrition Title (Title IV) of the enacted 2014 farm bill.

Contents:

THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, ELIGIBILITY, AND PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL ; THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, ELIGIBILITY, AND PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): A PRIMER ON ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; ELIGIBILITY ; The SNAP Household ; Financial Eligibility ; The Traditional Path to Eligibility ; Income and SNAP Deductions ; Assets ; Categorical Eligibility

Work-Related Eligibility Requirements In All States: Overview of Work-Related Requirements in SNAP ; Varies By State: SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Required Participation, Services Available ; "ABAWD" Time Limit ; Individuals Ineligible for SNAP ; SNAP Benefits Under Special Eligibility Rules ; Transitional Benefits; Disaster Benefits ("D-SNAP") ; BENEFITS ; Benefit Amounts (Allotments) ; Maximum Monthly Allotments ; Calculation of a Household's Monthly Benefit ; Minimum Benefit ; Issuance of Benefits ; Redemption of Benefits; Items That May Be Purchased With SNAP Benefits

SNAP-Authorized RetailersRestaurants ; Farmers' Markets ; APPENDIX ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; REGULAR AND CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SNAP ; Eligibility through Meeting Federal Income and Resource Tests ; Categorical Eligibility ; Early History ; The 1996 Welfare Law and TANF ; What TANF Means for Categorical Eligibility ; TRADITIONAL, NARROW, AND BROAD-BASED CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY ; Scope and Reach of Categorical Eligibility ; "Broad-Based" Categorical Eligibility Practices

INCOMES AND ASSETS OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS Income ; Assets ; APPENDIX ; End Notes ; Chapter 3 SNAP AND RELATED NUTRITION PROVISIONS OF THE 2014 FARM BILL (P.L. 113-79)* ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; 113TH CONGRESS LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE OF THE REAUTHORIZATION OF SNAP AND RELATED PROGRAMS8 ; June 10, 2013: Senate Passes Farm Bill (S. 954), Including Nutrition Title ; June 20, 2013: House Defeats Farm Bill (H.R. 1947), Including Nutrition Title ; July 11, 2013: House Passes Farm Bill (H.R. 2642), Excluding Nutrition Title ; July 18, 2013: Senate Moves to Go to Conference

September 19, 2013: House Passes Nutrition-Only Bill (H.R. 3102)September 28, 2013: House Formulates Conference Proposal (H.R. 2642 + H.R. 3102), Including Nutrition Title ; October 1, 2013 through January 27, 2014: Conference Deliberations ; January 27, 2014, through February 7, 2014: Conference Report Introduction, Passage, and Enactment ; CBO COST ESTIMATES ; SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): SELECTED 2014 FARM BILL ISSUES11 ; SNAP Authorization and Appropriations ; Background and Prior Law; 2014 Farm Bill: SNAP Reauthorized Through FY2018

SNAP Eligibility: Categorical Eligibility

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-731-2