The Income Volatility See-Saw: Implications for School Lunch. Economic Research Report Number 23

Autor/in	Newman, Constance
Institution	Economic Research Service (USDA)
Titel	The Income Volatility See-Saw: Implications for School Lunch. Economic Research Report Number 23
Quelle	(2006), (55 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Low Income Groups; Family (Sociological Unit); Family Income; Change; Eligibility; Lunch Programs; National Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familie; Familieneinkommen; Wandel; Eignung; Mittagessen; nicht übertragen
Abstract	Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The results show that income volatility was higher for successively lower income groups and that the major determinants of changes in NSLP eligibility were changes in total household hours worked and the share of working adults. Income volatility in two-thirds of lower income households caused one or more changes in their monthly NSLP eligibility during the year. An estimated 27 percent of households that were income eligible for subsidized lunches at the beginning of the school year were no longer income eligible for the same level of subsidy by December due to monthly income changes. (Contains 20 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10