Food Stamp Program: Information on the Costs of Special Diets
RCED-00-144R
Published: May 08, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 07, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the costs of food stamp recipients' special diets, focusing on the: (1) number of food stamp recipients whose special dietary costs exceed the maximum food stamp benefit; and (2) costs of recipients' special diets compared with the maximum food stamp benefit.
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Cost analysisDisadvantaged personsFood relief programsNutrition surveysStatistical dataGrain and grain productsNutritionFood Stamp Recipientsfood stamp benefitsDiabetes