The Food Stamp Program in An Era of Welfare Reform: Electronic Benefits and Changing Sources of Cash Income

Parke E. Wilde and Margaret Andrews

Elsewhere No. (0206), February 2002

Data from the first evaluation of a statewide Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program are used to investigate the distinct roles played by food stamp benefits and cash income in the household budget of food stamp recipients at different times of the month.The EBT system replaces traditional food stamp coupons and welfare checks with plastic debit cards.

Keywords: Food Stamp Program, FSP, food stamps, food assistance, food expenditure, Electronic Benefit Transfer, EBT, welfare reform, household budgets, safety net programs

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Updated date: February 2002