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Access for All: Innovation for Equitable SNAP Delivery

Access for All: Innovation for Equitable SNAP Delivery
2020
Urban Institute
Author(s): 
Heather Hahn, Rayanne Hawkins, Alexander Carther, Alena Stern
Access for All: Innovation for Equitable SNAP Delivery
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
Location
United States
Format
Report

This brief describes the current state of SNAP benefit delivery through the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card, identifies the features necessary for SNAP benefit delivery to ensure consistency with principles of equity and inclusion, and explores how future SNAP benefit delivery can keep up with rapid changes in commercial payment infrastructure.