Food Stamps: Reasons for Nonparticipation
PEMD-89-5BR
Published: Dec 08, 1988. Publicly Released: Dec 08, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO: (1) determined the reported reasons why eligible households did not participate in the Food Stamp Program; and (2) compared nonparticipation reasons cited by families in 1979 with those cited in 1986.
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Eligibility criteriaEligibility determinationsFamiliesProgram managementPublic assistance programsState-administered programsFood relief programsParticipation ratesData errorsNutrition