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Show moreIn August, 1996 the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was signed into law. The Act limited Food Stamp benefits to able bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) to three months in a 36-month period unless they work at least 20 hours per week or participate in certain volunteer work or training programs. At the request of Cuyahoga County's Department of Health and Nutrition, the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change conducted a follow-up study of Cuyahoga County's ABAWDs following the introduction of a time limit on their benefits. This study was undertaken to estimate how many recipients actually met time limits and to determine how they coped with this change. For example, did the loss of benefits affect recipients' ability to obtain food, their living arrangements, health, and job seeking efforts? In addition, the study attempted to measure earnings and employment among ABAWD Food Stamp recipients. Both administrative data and survey data were used for this analysis.
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Show moreBeginning in January, 1997, Food Stamp benefits to able bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) was limited to three months in a 36-month period unless the recipient works at least 20 hours per week or participates in certain volunteer work or training programs. Cuyahoga County was interested in the impact of policy changes in the Food Stamp program on local private and non-profit food providers. As part of a larger study conducted for Cuyahoga County, the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change surveyed food stores and food programs in three neighborhoods in Cuyahoga County.
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