search our site     home > key topics > food & nutrition assistance programs   welfare reform Welfare reform dramatically transformed the Federal safety net and the food assistance landscape for low-income households in the United States. ERS research addresses issues related to the effects of welfare reform on U.S. food assistance programs and the implications of these changes for the nutritional and economic well-being of low-income families and the general economy. related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare feature Welfare Reform and Food Assistance—A recent issue of FoodReview is devoted to the topic of welfare reform and food assistance. Articles discuss the contribution of a strong economy and welfare reform to a drop in food stamp rolls, food stamp participation rates in rural and urban areas, food stamp participation and food security, and the effect of the WIC program on children’s nutrient intake. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: September 14, 2001  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Understanding the Food Stamp Program Participation Decisions of TANF Leavers • Food Stamp Program—Elderly Nutrition Demonstrations: Interim Report on Elderly Participation Patterns • Moving Public Assistance Recipients Into the Labor Force, 1996-2000 latest data products (all) • Food Stamp Map Machine research emphases (all) • A Healthy, Well-Nourished Population resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

Ag Chemicals & Production Technology Agribusiness/Industry Concentration Agricultural Market/Trade Projections Agricultural R&D and Productivity Biotechnology Crops Diet, Consumption, & Health Farm Financial & Risk Management Farm Structure, Income, & Performance Farm/Rural Finance & Tax Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs Food Market Structures Food Prices, Spreads & Margins Food Safety International Agriculture Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Aquaculture Macroeconomics in the Ag & Food Economy Natural Resources, Environment, & Conservation Policy Topics Rural America Trade U.S./State Facts What's New State Facts Calendar of Releases E-Mail Updates Subject Specialists Archive