Download or read book Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States written by Dean Jolliffe and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2008 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume provide much needed focus and in depth coverage of the effect of income-volatility on the participation and design of food-assistance programs such as the Food Stamp Program and the National School Lunch Program.

Download or read book Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs written by John Karl Scholz and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These articles cover a wide range of topics related to income volatility and food assistance programs and evaluation of the safety net.

Download or read book Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency in U S Low income Households 1992 2003 written by Neil Bania and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper we investigate changes in monthly income volatility in low-income households in the United States since the early 1990s, as well as the relationship between that volatility and food insufficiency. Drawing on data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we examine whether negative income shocks increase the chances that a household experiences food insufficiency. We find that monthly income volatility is highest for lower income households, and that it increased substantially between 1992 and 2003. Moreover, the greatest increases in income volatility occurred in households with incomes below the poverty line, and this increase appears to have its roots in the shift of household income away from relatively stable public assistance (AFDC/TANF) benefits and towards earnings. We show that volatility is smoothed considerably by the receipt of food assistance benefits (food stamps and/or WIC) and the receipt of these benefits narrows the income volatility gap between lower- and relatively higher-income households. Nevertheless, the consideration of food assistance benefits does not eliminate the large increases in income volatility observed over the time period. In a logistic regression model, we find that both the level of income and income volatility affect the predicted probability of food insufficiency. The results are consistent with theoretical models in which households face either liquidity constraints or binding constraints in spending associated with contractual nonfood expenditures. Finally, we find some evidence to suggest that the probability that higher income households suffer food insufficiency is not related to income volatility, which is consistent with these households not facing liquidity constraints.

Download or read book Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs written by John Karl Scholz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Income Volatility See saw written by Constance Newman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The results show that income volatility was higher for successively lower income groups and that the major determinants of changes in NSLP eligibility were changes in total household hours worked and the share of working adults. Income volatility in two-thirds of lower income households caused one or more changes in their monthly NSLP eligibility during the year. An estimated 27 percent of households that were income eligible for subsidized lunches at the beginning of the school year were no longer income eligible for the same level of subsidy by December due to monthly income changes.

Download or read book The Income Volatility See saw written by Constance Newman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The results show that income volatility was higher for successively lower income groups and that the major determinants of changes in NSLP eligibility were changes in total household hours worked and the share of working adults. Income volatility in two-thirds of lower income households caused one or more changes in their monthly NSLP eligibility during the year. An estimated 27 percent of households that were income eligible for subsidized lunches at the beginning of the school year were no longer income eligible for the same level of subsidy by December due to monthly income changes.

Download or read book The Income Volatility See saw written by Constance Bradshaw Newman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The results show that income volatility was higher for successively lower income groups and that the major determinants of changes in NSLP eligibility were changes in total household hours worked and the share of working adults. Income volatility in two-thirds of lower income households caused one or more changes in their monthly NSLP eligibility during the year. An estimated 27 percent of households that were income eligible for subsidized lunches at the beginning of the school year were no longer income eligible for the same level of subsidy by December due to monthly income changes.

Download or read book Special Issue on Income Volatility and Implications for Food Assistance Programs written by John Karl Scholz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.

Download or read book Trends in Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency Among U S Households written by Molly W. Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Insufficiency and Income Volatility in U S Households written by Molly Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores how the use of imputed earnings data to measure income in the Survey of Income and Program Participation affects the observed relationship between household income volatility and food insufficiency. The study finds that the inclusion of imputed earnings data when measuring income volatility substantially understates the association between large drops in household income and food insufficiency. After excluding observations with imputed earnings, large drops in income are associated with a 1.3 percentage point increase in the probability of food insufficiency, although the estimate is not statistically significant at conventional levels. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program Final Report written by David Smallwood and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the Food Assist. and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) activities and accomplishments in FY 2009, including newly awarded projects and recent pub. FANRP supports research on a wide range of policy-relevant food assistance and nutrition topics. The three perennial program themes are: (1) Program Outcomes and Economic Well-Being of Participants; (2) Program Access and Economic Determinants of Participation; and (3) Program Dynamics and Efficiency. The core food and nutrition assistance programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program), the child nutrition programs, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Illus.

Download or read book Poverty Amid Plenty the American Paradox written by United States. President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Household Food Security in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Food Gap Poverty and Malnutrition in the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Poverty Amid Plenty The American Paradox written by United States President of the United States and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Progress Toward Eliminating Hunger in America written by William T. Boehm and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The impact of food assistance programs on hunger in the U.S. is evaluated, in response to White House inquiries concerning the expenditure of food assistance dollars during the past decade. Data is first presented on the extent of hunger in America, and counties which are most in need of federal food aid are identified. The development of food assistance programs since 1968 is traced through the recent history and success of such programs as food stamps, school lunch and other child nutrition programs, commodity distribution, WIC and nutrition education programs. Based on USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, food assistance funds appear to have gone to areas most in need, with average per person assistance increasing from $21.98 in 1967 to $153.91 in 1976 in the most needy counties. In these counties, food assistance payments represented 18% of each real dollar increase in per capita retail food sales; food spending was affected to a greater degree by increases in food assistance payments than by increases in earned income.