Food Stamp Leavers in Illinois—How
Are They Doing Two Years Later? Final Report
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Food Stamp Leavers in Illinois—How Are They Doing
Two Years Later? Final Report. By Anu Rangarajan and Philip
M. Gleason of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. ERS contact Elizabeth
Dagata , Food and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Electronic Publication
from the Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program (e-FAN-01-002).
January 2001.
Abstract
This study examined the situation of food stamp recipients in Illinois who left
the Food Stamp Program in 1997. About half of all leavers were employed
in any given month after exiting the program, and many worked in low-wage
jobs. Nearly half of all leavers returned to the program, and more
than half had incomes below the poverty level. One-quarter of food
stamp leavers reported having fair health, and 13 percent reported
poor health or other health problems. One-quarter of food stamp leavers
were food insecure, with either moderate or severe hunger evident.
Food insecurity was higher among able-bodied adults without dependents
than among other groups of leavers. Nearly 60 percent of all food
stamp leavers experienced one or more serious hardships (extreme poverty,
food insecurity, treatment for substance abuse, serious illness, and
health problems but no health insurance).
Keywords: Food Stamp Program, Food Assistance and Nutrition
Research Program, PRWORA
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