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      National and State Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2021
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              October 2023 Keydata Report
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ResetResource | Research, Analysis & Background | Assessing/Improving Operations
    How States Safeguard USDA's SNAP Participants' Personally Identifiable Information
        All applicants and participants in SNAP are required to submit personally identifiable information for verification before receiving benefits. To better understand the evolving landscape of data security, USDA conducted this study to evaluate how state agencies protect PII of SNAP recipients and compiled best practices for maintaining data security of program.
      04/04/2023
    Resource | Research | Participation Characteristics
    Characteristics of SNAP Households: FY 2019
        The Characteristics report is published annually, dating back to 1976, and provides information about the demographic and economic circumstances of SNAP households. Using a sample of SNAP Quality Control data that is representative at both the state and national level, this report summarizes the characteristics of households and individuals who participated in SNAP in fiscal year 2019.  Because SNAP is available to most low-income households, participants represent a broad cross section of the Nation's poor.
      03/29/2021
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    Formative Research on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Electronic Media Use in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
        This report includes findings from formative research undertaken to help USDA assist child care providers in following the nutrition, physical activity, and electronic media use recommendations outlined in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
      03/09/2015
    Resource | Research | SNAP Benefit Use
    Benefit Redemption Patterns in the SNAP
        This study identifies how spending patterns, such as the rate at which households spend their benefit, changed following the ARRA benefit increase and analyzes how spending patterns differed across household characteristics, time and states.
      02/01/2011
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    Feasibility of Wider Implementation of Direct Verification With Medicaid
        To ensure program integrity, school districts must sample household applications certified for free or reduced-price meals, contact the households, and verify eligibility. This process (known as household verification) can be burdensome for both school officials and households. Direct verification uses information from certain other means-tested programs to verify eligibility without contacting applicants. Potential benefits include: less burden for households, less work for school officials, and fewer students with school meal benefits terminated because of nonresponse to verification requests.
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