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Food InsecurityHungerPovertySNAP The Dismal Economics of SNAP’s Work-Hours Test and Time Limit

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, reduces food insecurity, which in turn improves people’s health and economic well-being.

Tori Coan Shawn Fremstad / April 18, 2023

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Food InsecurityHungerJobsPovertySNAP The Upshot of the Empirical Evidence on SNAP’s Work Test: It’s Counterproductive

Taken as a whole, the growing body of research on the SNAP work test tells a relatively consistent story about its impacts. There is no question that it reduces access to SNAP food vouchers among vulnerable people with few resources. On employment, the best read of the evidence is that it has no impact on employment.

Shawn Fremstad /