Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to
purchase groceries to low-income Americans. It has substantial reach, providing benefits to …

We use a novel retail panel with detailed transaction records to study the effect of the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on household spending. We use …

One of the most basic needs globally, food assistance refers to the multitude of programs,
both governmental and non-governmental, to improve food access and consumption by food …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps working families meet their
nutritional needs. Families whose earned income increases in a given month may have their …

This research challenges the entrenched belief that financial vulnerability affects only low-
income consumers. Instead, most consumers across the socioeconomic spectrum …

Participants in means-tested programs must periodically document eligibility through a
recertification process. If all cases that fail recertification are ineligible, the exact timing of this …

Work requirements are common in US safety net programs. Evidence remains limited,
however, on the extent to which work requirements increase economic self-sufficiency or …

Many social insurance programs require that beneficiaries periodically re-verify eligibility,
allowing officials to identify ineligible applicants but risking the loss of eligible applicants …

This special issue of Social Service Review presents original research on the determinants
and consequences of economic instability, with a focus on the interplay between instability …

Objective: To evaluate a Produce Prescription Programme's utilisation and its effects on
healthy food purchasing and diabetes control among participants with type 2 diabetes …