What is it about?
We were interested in whether receiving government assistance in one budget area (in this case, government food or housing assistance) offers benefits in other areas of household budgets.
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Why is it important?
Material hardship policies (food stamps, WIC, Section 8 housing vouchers, heating assistance, etc.) that attempt to reduce food hardships or housing hardships may be altered to become more efficient at providing assistance if cross-program benefits are found. If none are found, then policies that target specific hardships will provide the best assistance.
Perspectives
Are households that receive government help able to leverage that assistance to reduce hardships in other budget lines? Given the relatively small benefits received from food stamps and other food programs, cross-program benefits are unlikely.
Dr Robert B Nielsen
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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This page is a summary of: Does Prior Government Assistance Reduce Food or Housing Assistance among Low-Income and Food Insecure Households?, Journal of Consumer Affairs, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/joca.12154.
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