The federal government administers several nutritional assistance programs that are operated at the local level by state agencies and other providers. Among those programs are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp program) and various child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Food and Nutrition Programs
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Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income HouseholdsFeb 2013 - During the past 40 years, federal spending for major means-tested programs and tax credits for low-income households more than tripled as a share of gross domestic product. In 2012, such spending totaled $588 billion.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (report, Infographic)Apr 2012 - One in seven U.S. residents received benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) in 2011, at a total cost of $78 billion. Spending on SNAP benefits more than doubled between 2007 and 2011.
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Presentation on the Distribution of Federal Spending and Taxes in 2006
PresentationMay 15, 2014Child Nutrition Programs - Baseline Projections
Data or Technical InformationApril 14, 2014Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Baseline Projections
Data or Technical InformationApril 14, 2014S. 1237, Omnibus Territories Act of 2013
Cost EstimateMarch 7, 2014H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act of 2014
Cost EstimateJanuary 28, 2014Options for Reducing the Deficit: Mandatory Spending
Blog PostDecember 6, 2013Presentation on the Distribution of Federal Spending and Taxes in 2006
PresentationDecember 3, 2013Estimated Budgetary Effects of Section 4020 of S. 954
Cost EstimateNovember 20, 2013
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