Tables Describing the Asset Holdings of Food Stamp Participants andNonparticipants in 1988

摘要

The Food Security Act (FS) of 1985, which eased the eligibility requirements inthe Food Stamp Program, allowed many previously ineligible households to pass the program resource test. The asset limit for nonelderly households increased from $1,500 to $2,000. For elderly living alone, the asset limit increased from $1,500 to 3,000. Although the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sponsored a study of the asset holdings of food stamp participants and nonparticipants using date from 1985 (Quinn, 1992), interest in asset holdings under the current program rules prompted the agency to undertake a new study of asset holdings. As part of that study, FCS contracted with MPR to update the tables in the earlier report using data from 1988. The updated tables are presented in this report, reflecting current program provisions, as well as more recent data. The tables in this report are presented such that they can easily be compared with their predecessors. Table numbers, titles, and formats have been retained.