California Budget & Policy Center analysis of data from the Department of Social Services and US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
California Budget & Policy Center analysis of data from the Department of Social Services and US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Economy: New Estimates of the SNAP Multiplier, USDA.(The USDA estimates that the economic multiplier for everyone $1 in SNAP benefits is between $1.50 and as high as $1.80 during economic downturns. We have chosen the higher end because of continued economic conditions for low-income Californians, and the outsized food economy in California including production, harvesting, transportation, and other sectors.)