SNAP and Food Expenditures for SSI Recipients: Evaluating the Effects of California's Cash-out Policy

Hembre, Erik; McElroy, Katherine; Ohannessian, Shogher

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3997955

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“…The data that support the findings are openly available in OpenICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/E202066V1, reference (Hembre et al, 2024).…”

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confidence: 55%

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food expenditures: Evaluating California's cash‐out policy

Hembre,

McElroy,

Ohannessian

2024

Contemporary Economic Policy

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This paper investigates how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility affects food expenditures. A 2019 policy change in California granted SNAP eligibility to previously ineligible Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. Using the Consumer Expenditure Survey, we find that after the policy change, affected SSI recipients increased their “food at home” budget share between 2.5 and 4.3 percentage points ($120 to $206 per quarter). The SNAP effect on total food expenditures is dampened by a decrease in “food away from home” which SNAP benefits cannot be spent on.

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“…The data that support the findings are openly available in OpenICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/E202066V1, reference (Hembre et al, 2024).…”

Section: Data Availability Statementsupporting

confidence: 55%

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food expenditures: Evaluating California's cash‐out policy

Hembre,

McElroy,

Ohannessian

2024

Contemporary Economic Policy

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SNAP and Food Expenditures for SSI Recipients: Evaluating the Effects of California's Cash-out Policy

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food expenditures: Evaluating California's cash‐out policy

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food expenditures: Evaluating California's cash‐out policy

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