Strengths of the Social Safety Net in the Great Recession
Author | : Christopher J. O'Leary |
Publisher | : W. E. Upjohn Institute |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 0880996641 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780880996648 |
Rating | : 4/5 (648 Downloads) |
Download or read book Strengths of the Social Safety Net in the Great Recession written by Christopher J. O'Leary and published by W. E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is based on analyses of SNAP and UI program benefit receipt around the time of the Great Recession in six states-Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas. The introductory chapter proceeds with brief overviews of the UI and SNAP programs and an outline of the way eligibility rules permit the programs to interact. It continues with a general description of the data available for research and the national context for our state studies. Next, there is a description of the data available for the separate studies, along with contrasts drawn between these various data, followed by a graphical review of the extent of SNAP and UI program use and interaction in the study states. Finally, the authors present important results from each of the six state studies and offer some summary comments"--