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Iowa Food Security, Insecurity and Hunger—No More Food Stamps: Iowa Households that Left the Food Stamp Program

Steven Garasky

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The number of Iowans participating in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is increasing.In February 2004, approximately 177,000 Iowans received FSP benefits.This is a 15 percent increase from a year earlier, and an increase of more than 50,000 participants compared to fiscal year 2000.Reasons for the increase are numerous and complex, but include recent FSP initiatives to increase participation among those eligible for benefits and the state' s struggling economy.

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The number of Iowans participating in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is increasing.In February 2004, approximately 177,000 Iowans received FSP benefits.This is a 15 percent increase from a year earlier, and an increase of more than 50,000 participants compared to fiscal year 2000.Reasons for the increase are numerous and complex, but include recent FSP initiatives to increase participation among those eligible for benefits and the state' s struggling economy.

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The number of Iowans participating in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is increasing.In February 2004, approximately 177,000 Iowans received FSP benefits.This is a 15 percent increase from a year earlier, and an increase of more than 50,000 participants compared to fiscal year 2000.Reasons for the increase are numerous and complex, but include recent FSP initiatives to increase participation among those eligible for benefits and the state' s struggling economy.

Key concepts: Food stamps, Food Stamp Program, Food insecurity, Food security, Business, Environmental health, Geography, Economics

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