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Comparing the Emergency Food Assistance Program and The Food Stamp Program: Recipient Characteristics, Market Effects, and Benefit/Cost Ratios

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  • Levedahl, J. William
  • Ballenger, Nicole
  • Harold, Courtney

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The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a commodity-based program, and the coupon-based Food Stamp Program can, for a given level of expenditure, serve more needy households than either program can serve alone. TEFAP distributes Government surpluses and purchased commodities to needy households. Although TEFAP expenditures ($300 million per year since 1989) are small compared with those of the Food Stamp Program ($23.6 billion in FY1993), a commodity-based program such as TEFAP can complement food stamps by distributing food to households unwilling to apply for food stamps because of complicated application procedures and the stigma attached to food stamps. TEFAP can also increase awareness of eligibility for food stamps and other Federal assistance. This report compares the programs’ recipients, effects on food and nonfood markets, and benefit/cost ratios.

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  • Levedahl, J. William & Ballenger, Nicole & Harold, Courtney, 1994. "Comparing the Emergency Food Assistance Program and The Food Stamp Program: Recipient Characteristics, Market Effects, and Benefit/Cost Ratios," Agricultural Economic Reports 308290, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308290
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308290
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