The Potential Impacts of Updating the Thrifty Food Plan on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Directions for Policy Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6445830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Elkaramany (0000-0001-8270-6303, American University in Cairo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Poverty & Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1944-2858 • E-ISSN: 2194-6027 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pop4.70003 |
| OpenAlex | W4409343883 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are determined based on a Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) issued by the US Department of Agriculture, which identifies the lowest cost of an adequate monthly meal plan. In fiscal year 2022, the USDA updated the TFP for the first time in decades, leading to an increase in SNAP benefits. This policy review identifies and discusses the potential impacts of this increase on SNAP recipients' food security, health, nutrition, food consumption, and food shopping behavior, as well as the effect on unemployment, SNAP caseload size, and participation rates
Geography · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology
Child Food Insecurity Increases Risks Posed by Household Food Insecurity to Young Children’s Health
Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
Food Insecurity Is Positively Related to Overweight in Women
How Much Does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity?
Measuring effects of SNAP on obesity at the intensive margin
Is food insecurity related to health-care use, access and absenteeism
Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants
How much does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program alleviate food insecurity? Evidence from recent programme leavers
Political Party and Policy Choices
State Policy Effects on the Suppression of CalFresh Participation Rates
Employment and Economic Well-Being of People With and Without Disabilities Before and After the Great Recession
Does SNAP improve your health
Household history, SNAP participation, and food insecurity
Understanding SNAP
Changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program real benefits and daily caloric intake among adults
Not enough money or not enough time to satisfy the Thrifty Food Plan? A cost difference approach for estimating a money–time threshold
Do SNAP participants expand non-food spending when they receive more SNAP Benefits?—Evidence from the 2009 SNAP benefits increase
Viewpoint
Effects of WIC and Food Stamp Program participation on child outcomes
Employment Status and Income Generation Among Homeless Young Adults
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| Highly cited | No |