Food Stamp Program: States Seek to Reduce Payment Errors and Program Complexity
Description:
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2000, the Department of Agriculture's Food Stamp Program, administered jointly by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the states, provided $15 billion in benefits to an average of 17.2 million low-income persons each month. FNS, which pays the full cost of food stamp benefits and half of the states' administrative costs, promulgates program regulations and oversees program implementation. T…
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Date:
January 19, 2001
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department