By the time SNAP turned 50 in 2013, more than one in
seven Americans received benefits at a cost of nearly $80 billion. Even as
supporters and critics debate the program’s future, he social science research
necessary to guide policy is still nascent. A new book, SNAP Matters,
brings together top scholars to begin asking and answering the questions that
matter. For example, what are the antipoverty effects of SNAP? Does SNAP cause
obesity? Or does it improve nutrition and health more broadly? To what extent
does SNAP work in tandem with other programs, such as school breakfast and
lunch? Overall, the volume concludes that SNAP is one of the most effective
antipoverty programs in the safety net, but the volume also encourages
policymakers, students, and researchers to continue examining this major pillar
of US social assistance.
Source:
Stanford University Press, SNAP Matters
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