In 2020, nearly 9.5 million adults ages 50 and older were food-insecure.
Five million of them were 60 or older.
The second,Access: Who Are the Low-Income and Unenrolled?
All threeSpotlightreports conclude with actionable implications for policy.
Eligible older adults ages 60 and older had especially low levels of SNAP participation.
Implications for Policy and Future Research
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These individuals might be more motivated than people with higher incomes to participate in the program.
(Other available state policies are discussed in the third report.)
Spotlight II - Access: Who Are the Low-Income and Unenrolled?
But state access rates are influenced by a variety of factors, including average income and state SNAP policies.
It focuses on those ages 60 and older because some of the policies specifically target that age group.
It found no statistically significant associations between having an ESAP or SMD and SNAP participation among older individuals.
Extended certification periods and state-level program administration were also associated with higher SNAP participation among older adults.
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