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Food Assistance: How Strong Is the Safety Net?

Michael LeBlanc, Biing‐Hwan Lin, David M. Smallwood, LeBlanc, Michael, Lin, Biing-Hwan, Smallwood, David M.

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Food assistance programs, particularly the Food Stamp Program, increase food spending and household income. In 2004, adding food stamp benefits to recipients’ incomes raised 9 percent of recipients out of poverty. Nutritional effects of food assistance programs are uncertain.

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Food assistance programs, particularly the Food Stamp Program, increase food spending and household income. In 2004, adding food stamp benefits to recipients’ incomes raised 9 percent of recipients out of poverty. Nutritional effects of food assistance programs are uncertain.

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Food assistance programs, particularly the Food Stamp Program, increase food spending and household income. In 2004, adding food stamp benefits to recipients’ incomes raised 9 percent of recipients out of poverty. Nutritional effects of food assistance programs are uncertain.

Key concepts: Safety net, Food Stamp Program, Food stamps, Poverty, Food safety, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Business, Economics

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