SNAP Policy Data Sets

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides
low-income families with a monthly benefit, delivered on an Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT) card that can be used to purchase food from
authorized grocery stores and other food retailers. This product has two
sets of data that provide information about State-level SNAP
eligibility rules and administrative policies. <br><br>The SNAP Policy Database offers a central data
source for information on State policy options in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The database includes information
on State-level SNAP policies relating to eligibility criteria,
recertification and reporting requirements, benefit issuance methods,
availability of online applications, use of biometric technology (such
as fingerprinting), and coordination with other low-income assistance
programs. Monthly data are provided for all 50 States and the District
of Columbia from January 1996 through December 2020. The information in
this database can facilitate research on factors that influence SNAP
participation and on SNAP's effects on a variety of outcomes, such as
health and dietary intake. For more information, see SNAP Policy Database Documentation.<br>

补充营养援助计划（Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program，简称SNAP）为低收入家庭提供月度福利，该福利通过电子福利转账（Electronic Benefit Transfer，简称EBT）卡发放，持卡人可在授权杂货店及其他食品零售商处使用该卡购买食品。本数据集包含两套数据，可提供州级SNAP资格规则与行政政策相关信息。<br><br>SNAP政策数据库（SNAP Policy Database）为补充营养援助计划（SNAP）的州级政策选择信息提供了中心化数据源。该数据库涵盖与州级SNAP政策相关的多项信息，包括资格标准、重新认证与报告要求、福利发放方式、在线申请渠道、生物识别技术（如指纹识别）的使用，以及与其他低收入援助计划的协作机制。数据集涵盖1996年1月至2020年12月期间全美50个州及哥伦比亚特区的月度数据。本数据库中的信息可助力研究影响SNAP参与率的各类因素，以及SNAP对健康、膳食摄入等多种结果的作用。如需了解更多详情，请参阅《SNAP政策数据库文档（SNAP Policy Database Documentation）》。