The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, abbreviated as SNAP, is the new federal name for the Food Stamp program. SNAP is called FoodShare in Wisconsin. The chart below compares FoodShare trends in state and national data. Read a detailed report with sources for all information cited here.
Questions on Hunger Task Force's FoodShare research may be directed to Jon Janowski, Director of Advocacy via email or (414) 238-6475.
| Comparison of SNAP Data from Wisconsin and U.S. | ||
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| Wisconsin Data | U.S. Data |
| SNAP participation rate for eligible individuals in 2008 | 63% | 67% |
| SNAP participation rate for eligible working poor individuals in 2008 | 60% | 54% |
| Children receiving SNAP benefits | 44%* | 48% |
| Elderly receiving SNAP benefits | 4%* | 6% |
| SNAP households with earnings | 34%* | 29% |
| SNAP households receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, W-2 in Wisconsin) | 5% | 10% |
| SNAP households receiving State General Assistance benefits | 0.8% | 5% |
| SNAP households receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | 16% | 24% |
| SNAP households receiving Social Security | 22% | 22% |
| SNAP recipients with income above the poverty line | 29% | 14% |
| SNAP households with incomes at, or below, half the poverty line | 33% | 41% |
| Average monthly gross income | $921 | $711 |
| Average monthly SNAP benefit | $241 | $272 |
| Average households size of SNAP recipients (people) | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| SNAP error rates | 1.11% | 4.36% |
| * Data is from March, 2011. All other data is from FY 2009 unless noted. | ||
