A Guidebook for Military Families: Eligibility Criteria for SNAP; Women, Infants, and Children; and the Subsidized School Lunch Program

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Abstract:

The 13th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensations (QRMC)s Presidential charter directed the QRMC to survey the usage of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as well as any other supplemental sources of income or support you deem significant, by military members on active service and their families, and consider the results of the review in assessing the adequacy of overall military compensation.This guidebook describes basic eligibility criteria for SNAP; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It also contains information about how servicemember pay is treated for eligibility purposes.

Author(s):
Golfin, Peggy ; Angers, Danielle ; Gonzales, Chris ; Petrillo, Chris ; Geraghty, Tom
Author Organization(s):
CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
Funding Organization(s):
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA, ARLINGTON , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Other
Publication Date:
2019 Apr 01
Pagination:
24

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Contract Number(s):
N00014-16-D-5003
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
families (human), military families, revenue, business administration, governments, state governments, district of columbia, puerto rico, compensation, data analysis, feasibility studies, financial management, nutrition, organizational structure, standards, united states, data centers
Keyword(s):
qrmc (Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation), snap (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), supplemental income, wic (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children), nslp (National School LunchProgram), military pay, snap eligibility, bah (Basic Allowance for Housing, bas (BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE), cola (COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE)
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Aug 24
Update Date:
2021 Nov 16