Understanding the Food Stamp Program Participation Decisions of TANF Leavers

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英文名称：

Understanding the Food Stamp Program Participation Decisions of TANF Leavers

作者：

Robert M. Goerge; Mairead Reidy; S; ra Lyons; Meejung Chin; Allison Harris; J. William Levedahl

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=43573

关键词：

Food Stamp Program;  FSP;  food assistance;  program nonparticipants;  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;  TANF;  TANF leavers;  Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program;  FANRP; 

年份：

2004

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

41 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

This paper evaluates factors affecting the decision by families that leave the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to participate in the Food Stamp Program (FSP). Linked Illinois State-level administrative data are combined with Census data and data from the Illinois Families Study survey to evaluate the FSP take-up decision of TANF leavers 3 years after leaving the welfare rolls. Results indicate that in Chicago, neighborhood characteristics and knowledge of FSP eligibility at the district office level are important factors in understanding the FSP participation decision of TANF leavers even after individual or family-level demographic characteristics are taken into account. This evidence suggests that the density of social networks among the food-stamp-eligible population in the district office areas may mediate the effects of office outreach and communication strategies.