Categorical Eligibility
How states determine who can receive SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provided food assistance to a monthly average of 40.3 million persons in 20.1 million households in FY2018. Total benefit costs were $60.6 billion in FY2018. SNAP participation and costs increased markedly from FY2007 to FY2013, mostly as a result of automatic and legislated responses to the recession. In FY2014, both participation and costs declined from peak FY2013 levels …
