United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-06-28 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:RCED-00-223R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R P0b002ee180385072 f:rc00223r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R RCED-00-223R Food programs for the elderly Elderly persons State-administered programs Statistical data Surveys Food Stamp Program Correspondence RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Food Stamp Program and its state activities to increase older Americans' participation and the number of elderly food stamp participants in each state.<p/>GAO noted: (1) states' activities to encourage elderly participation in the Food Stamp Program; (2) states' actions, during the last 3 years, to implement suggestions by the Food and Nutrition Service to increase elderly persons' access to the program; (3) by state, the number and percentage of older Americans' households receiving food stamps in fiscal year 1998, the most recent year for which complete data are available; and (4) the average benefits received by elderly households. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R.pdf GAO/RCED-00-223R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-223R Correspondence GAO/RCED-00-223R; Food Stamp Program: Data on Assistance for the Elderly; Food programs for the elderly Elderly persons State-administered programs Statistical data Surveys Food Stamp Program