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Impact of Elimination of the Food Stamp Program's Purchase Requirement on Participants' Food Purchases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Larry E. Salathe
Larry E. Salathe*
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Economics and Statistics Service
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The Food Stamp Act authorizes the distribution of food coupons (stamps) to households which meet certain income eligibility requirements. This legislation enables low-income households to buy more food of greater variety to improve their diet. In fiscal 1979, the cost of the Food Stamp Program amounted to $6.7 billion and the number of persons participating in the program averaged 18.9 million.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , December 1980 , pp. 87 - 92
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1980

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