A countercyclical program, SNAP is designed to expand when the economy weakens and contract when the economy strengthens.

It provides financial assistance to low-income individuals and families to help buy the food they need.

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Do SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Determinations Sufficiently Reflect Expenses of Older Households?

Senior woman carefully selects fruits and vegetables at grocery store

High quality stock photo of an authentic Asian-American Filipino senior woman shopping for food at a local grocery store, coping with high prices as inflation continues to push deeper into fixed incomes.

An Asian senior adult paying for his shopping items to cashier at counter check out in supermarket

SNAP Policy Options Report

Stocking Cans in the Grocery Store

Older Asian Couple Grocery Shopping