Food Benefits — Code for America

Improving access to food assistance and how benefits are delivered

Impact The challenge Our approach Outcomes Impact We helped 6.2 million people get food benefits from 2017-2025—which adds up to over $12.8 billion dollars We helped close the participation gap between those who are eligible for benefits and those who claim them. In 2014, when GetCalFresh was launched, the SNAP participation rate in California was 66%. By 2022, it had risen to 81%. Between 2019-2025, over 70% of online SNAP applications in California were submitted through GetCalFresh. The challenge The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of America’s most…

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• American Public Human Services Administration – Payment Error Ratesaphsa.org
• Annual and Monthly SNAP Participation Ratesers.usda.gov
• eCFR :: 7 CFR Chapter II Subchapter C -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Food Distribution Programecfr.gov
• SNAP State Options Report, 16th Editionfns-prod.azureedge.us
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• eCFR :: 7 CFR 273.10 -- Determining household eligibility and benefit levels.ecfr.gov
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• About SNAP Quality Control (QC) datasnapqcdata.net