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Study Name
Study of SNAP Time Limits for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (Colorado Cohort 1)
Study Sharepoint ID
101073.01
Evaluation name
The Impact of ABAWD Time Limit Reinstatement on SNAP Participation and Employment
Intervention (standard name)
SNAP Time Limits for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

Design
Quasi-experimental design
Services
Cash/Income Supports
Populations targeted
Public benefits recipients
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Tested in multiple settings

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent female
51.10
Percent Male
48.90
Percent welfare population
100.00
Mean age
31.60
Group formation formatted
Individuals who were potentially subject to the ABAWD time limit at a time when the time limit was in place were compared with a group of individuals from the same local areas as the intervention group but were observed before the time limit was enacted.
Study timing formatted

12 months

Implementing organization formatted

Colorado SNAP agency

Treatment condition formatted

The treatment group consisted of able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) who were subject to the time limit on participation in SNAP.

Comparison condition formatted

The comparison group consisted of ABAWD participants who would have been subject to the time limit on participation in SNAP but were served prior to the time limit going into effect.

Setting details formatted

Colorado counties in which mandatory employent and training program was in place prior to the implementation of the ABAWD time limit.

Delivered by public or private entity?
Public
Earliest publication year
2023
Most recent publication year
2023
Manuscripts
101073_01_Vericker
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Cash/Income Supports
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
[Enter the full name of the month and the 4-digit year when study enrollment started and ended. For example, "September 1997 to October 2001" or "March 2005 to May 2006"]
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
State & Region
Colorado