More than 42 million Americans receive a federal stipend for food through the program formerly known as food stamps.
The expansion of food stamp eligibility in response to the Great Recession was part of the so-called stimulus package. There were several aspects. First, there was a simple increase in the maximum amount allowed to beneficiaries of about 14%. There was also a tremendous drive to get people w...
Eligibility Isnt Enough: What it takes to be a Member of the Food Stamps ProgramVancil, Ashley Denise
During the crisis, lawmakers enacted temporary rules that essentially prevented states from culling their Medicaid rolls. But those prohibitions expired on April 1, opening the door for state health officials to begin reevaluating eligibility. Approximately 15 million low-income Americans are ultimatel...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp benefits, more than a year after it first fell behind in recertifying applicants. The current backlog of new and returning ...
The effect of Food Stamps on children's health: Evidence from immigrants' changing eligibility. Mimeograph. Davis, CA: University of California, Davis.Chloe N. East, "The Effect of Food Stamps on Children's Health: Evidence from Immigrants' Changing Eligibility," University of California, Davis,...
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA 3 Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA 4 Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University Steinhard...