TY - BOOK ID - 77925151 TI - Supplemental nutrition assistance and unemployment insurance PY - 2014 SN - 163117312X 9781631173127 PB - New York DB - UniCat KW - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (U.S.) KW - Food Stamp Program (U.S.) KW - United States. KW - SNAP UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77925151 AB - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet. This book describes the rules related to eligibility for SNAP benefits as well as the rules for benefits and their redemption. SNAP is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS). A variety of benefits may also be available to unemployed workers to provide them with income support during a spell of unemploy ER -