Food Stamp Program Access Study (Printer-Friendly Format)

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Food Stamp Program Access Study

General Information

Evaluator(s)	Abt Associates, Inc. Health Systems Research
Investigator(s)	Vivian Gabor (Health Systems Research) Susan Bartlett (Abt Associates, Inc.)

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Completed (final report released)
Duration	Jan 2001 - Nov 2004
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description	The Food Stamp Program Access study examines the relationships between the food stamp participation decisions of eligible households and local food stamp offices and practices that potentially affect access to the program. The purpose of this study is to systematically examine accessibility at the local level using a nationally representative sample. The study’s three main objectives were to: - describe the policies and practices in local food stamp offices that may affect FSP accessibility; - examine how local policies and practices affect households’ decisions to apply for food stamps and their decisions to continue receiving food stamps; and - examine the reasons why some eligible households do not participate in the FSP.
Notes	No notes reported.

Last Updated	11/29/04
Type of Summary	Unreviewed
Contact(s)	Vivian Gabor Health Systems Research 1200 18th St NW, Suite 700 (T) (202) 828-5100 (F) (202) 728-9469
Submitter(s)	Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org) National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population	Recipients/participants/clients Applicants Local government Caseworkers/Managers
Subgroups Analyzed	None
Sample Size and Unit	n=509 food stamp office caseworkers; n=201 supervisors of the sampled caseworkers; n=109 local food stamp offices; n=2,831 New applicants, recertifying recipients, and terminating recipients.
Execution	Telephone interviews conducted between January and June 2001. Response rate for supervisor and caseworker interviews: 100%

Sites Studied

National

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Administration/Implementation

Variation in program components across sites?

Outcomes Assessed

Program implementation

Caseload Dynamics

Types of Studies

Type	Implementation/Process Study

Type	Descriptive/Analytical Study

Data Sources

Findings Available

Interim Implementation Findings
Final Implementation Findings
Interim Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Final Descriptive/Analytical Findings

Recommendations

Existing Publications

05/01/04	Food Stamp Program Access Study: Eligible Non Participants	Abt
12/01/03	Food Stamp Program Access Study: Local Office Policies and Practices	HSR
11/22/04	Food Stamp Program Access Study: Final Report	Abt