A Review of CBO’s Estimate of the Effects of the Recovery Act on SNAP

Congressional Budget Office

No 54864, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: CBO estimated in February 2009 that spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would total $19 billion from 2009 to 2013. Actual outlays were $22 billion more than that amount. This report explains CBO’s calculations, identifies factors that contributed to the underestimate, and examines factors affecting ARRA-related spending on SNAP for 2014 to 2019.

JEL-codes: E62 E65 H50 H53 I30 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-12-20
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