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标题：Food Stamp Benefits Adjust to Earnings with and without Cross-Program Effects from TANF and SSI Cash Assistance
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作者：Hanson, Kenneth ; Andrews, Margaret S.
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2007
期号：SUPPL
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
关键词：As households participating in the Food Stamp Program and other public assistance programs work more; the additional earnings are partially offset by a reduction in food stamp benefits and cash assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI); The rate at which food stamp benefits and TANF or SSI cash assistance are reduced with an increase in earnings is referred to as the programs effective benefit reduction rate (EBRR); This report derives FSP EBRRs for earnings with and without cross-program effects from adjustments to TANF or SSI cash assistance due to the additional earnings; The estimated FSP EBRRs are combined with TANF EBRRs and SSI EBRRs to estimate an effective tax rate on earnings in terms of these program benefits; With the authority for TANF programs devolved to States in 1996 Welfare Reform Law; FSP and TANF EBRRs as well as effective tax rates on earnings will vary by State; This report illustrates the treatment of earnings among these programs and the variation in treatment across states