Asset and reporting policies in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and maternal depressive symptoms: Moderation by program perception

“…The basic federal structure limits SNAP eligibility to those with a household gross income ≤ 1.30 PIR. However, during data collection, the legislature of several FFCWS states expanded SNAP eligibility to include households with a gross income ≤ 2.00 PIR (Danielson et al 2011; Klerman and Danielson 2011). Therefore, this study sample was limited to FFCWS mothers reporting a PIR ≤ 2.00 over FFCWS waves 2 to 4.…”