Effects of Immigration on WIC and NSLP Caseloads

Tracy Vericker, Karina Fortuny, Kenneth Finegold and Sevgi Bayram Ozdemir

No 292083, Contractor and Cooperator Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have no eligibility restrictions based on the legal status of immigrants. This study reveals an increase in the number and share of immigrants and their children in WIC and NSLP between the mid-1990s and 2006; however, their share of participants is generally comparable to their share of the eligible population. Findings suggest that immigrants face fewer barriers to access in WIC and NSLP than they do for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other benefits subject to immigration-related eligibility restrictions.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 163
Date: 2010-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292083

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