The Food Stamp Program and Supplemental Security Income.
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are important parts of national public assistance policy, and there is considerable overlap in the populations that the programs serve. About half of all SSI recipients reside in FSP recipient households. This article uses Social Se...
| Published in: | Social Security Bulletin Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 71 - 88 |
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Social Security Administration
2007
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