Resource Digital Identity Authentication + Accounts

2024 Edition: Account Creation and Identity Proofing in Online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications

This page includes data and observations about account creation and identity proofing steps specifically for online applications that include SNAP.

Organizations: Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Digital Benefits Network

Authors: Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell, Ariel Kennan, Anvitha Reddy, Isabelle Granger, Miranda Xiong, Olivia Zhao, Quinny Sanchez Lopez

Published Year: 2025

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In December 2024, the Digital Benefits Network published an updated, open dataset documenting authentication and identity proofing requirements across online SNAP, WIC, TANF, Medicaid, child care (CCAP) applications, and unemployment insurance applications.

This page includes data and observations about account creation and identity proofing steps specifically for online applications that include SNAP.