Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SNAP
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Service
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs food stamps
gptkbp:benefit gptkb:Thrifty_Food_Plan
electronic benefit transfer
gptkbp:benefitAdjustment cost-of-living adjustments
gptkbp:benefitDelivery EBT card
gptkbp:benefitUse purchase food
purchase non-alcoholic beverages
gptkbp:budget over $100 billion (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor benefit adequacy debates
fraud concerns
work requirement debates
gptkbp:dataCollected gptkb:USDA_Food_and_Nutrition_Service
gptkbp:eligibility income limits
citizenship or legal residency
work requirements (for some adults)
gptkbp:established 1964
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Food_Stamp_Program
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
gptkbp:impact reduces food insecurity
stimulates local economies
supports nutrition
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Act_of_2008
gptkb:Farm_Bill
gptkbp:mediaCoverage frequent topic in U.S. policy debates
gptkbp:notableRelease renamed to SNAP in 2008
shift from paper stamps to EBT in 2000s
gptkbp:pandemicResponse emergency allotments during COVID-19
gptkbp:participants over 40 million (as of 2023)
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:beer
gptkb:tobacco
non-food items
hot prepared foods
gptkbp:purpose provide food-purchasing assistance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_School_Lunch_Program
gptkb:Women,_Infants,_and_Children_(WIC)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
gptkbp:replacedBy paper food stamps
gptkbp:stateAdministration administered by state agencies
gptkbp:targetAudience low-income families
low-income individuals
gptkbp:website https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supplemental_Security_Income
gptkb:US_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4