Has the Food Stamp program become more accessible? Impacts of recent changes in reporting requirements and asset eligibility limits

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria J. Hanratty
Keyword(s):  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Reporting Requirements

Regional Variation in the Determinants of Food Stamp Program Participation

1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Kodras
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Economic Need ◽  
Welfare Agencies

In this paper I investigate the degree to which determinants of participation in an American welfare program operate differentially throughout the country to create disparities in program use. A spatially expanded model is specified to examine areal variations in the use of the US Food Stamp Program. The regionally varying response of Program participation to conditions of economic need and the presence of minorities appears to reflect different degrees of urbanism among sections of the country. Regional variations in the response of Program participation to benefit levels appear to be a result of different intergovernmental arrangements between the federal government and state welfare agencies. The often-made assumption of spatial stability in the influence of welfare determinants is not justified, given the regional complexities within which the welfare system operates in the United States of America.

scholarly journals Herbal education is reasonable and necessary for Food Stamp program participants

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Ann Lohse ◽  
Robin Rifkin ◽  
Jodi L Stotts ◽  
Rayna G Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program

Consumer Survival on Welfare with an Emphasis on Medicaid and the Food Stamp Program

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Paul Hill ◽  
Sandi Macan
Keyword(s):  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
History Of ◽  
Disadvantaged Families

The authors examine consumer survival on welfare within the context of a history of modern welfare policy that demonstrates its cyclical nature. They delineate an analysis of poor families’ consumer needs, paying special attention to health and nutrition, which are affected by the two largest government programs in these areas—Medicaid and the Food Stamp Program. The authors conclude with consumer-based policy implications designed to meet the requirements of financially disadvantaged families.

Food Stamp Program Effects on Availability Of Food Nutrients for Low Income Families In the Southern Region of the United States

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Keith Scearce ◽  
Robert B. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Nutritional Improvement ◽  
Program Effects ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Low Income Households

The food stamp program, as enacted into law in 1964, was intended to improve the diet of low income households, but whether the program resulted in a nutritional improvement remains a controversial question. Several studies have evaluated the nutritional impact of the food stamp program on participant households. In general, the study findings do not conclusively resolve the question of nutritional improvement for participant families. Studies of California families showed some nutritional improvements among food stamp recipients in comparison with nonrecipients [7, 8]. A study in Pennsylvania showed no nutritional improvements, except in temporary periods of cash shortage [9].

scholarly journals Food Stamp Program Participation Is Associated with Better Academic Learning among School Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Frongillo ◽  
Diana F. Jyoti ◽  
Sonya J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation

Impact of Elimination of the Food Stamp Program's Purchase Requirement on Participants' Food Purchases

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry E. Salathe
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Eligibility Requirements ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Stamp Act ◽  
Low Income Households

The Food Stamp Act authorizes the distribution of food coupons (stamps) to households which meet certain income eligibility requirements. This legislation enables low-income households to buy more food of greater variety to improve their diet. In fiscal 1979, the cost of the Food Stamp Program amounted to $6.7 billion and the number of persons participating in the program averaged 18.9 million.

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