'Now I Feel a Little Bit More Secure': The Impact of SNAP Enrollment on Older Adult SSI Recipients
| Autor: | Katie Savin, Alena Morales, Ronli Levi, Dora Alvarez, Hilary Seligman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Adolescent poverty Cost-Benefit Analysis Article California Feedback Young Adult Food Sciences Clinical Research food insecurity 80 and over Humans TX341-641 Aged Aged 80 and over Healthy Nutrition and Dietetics integumentary system Access to Healthy Foods Nutrition. Foods and food supply Health Inequities Middle Aged SNAP Diet social determinants of health Female Zero Hunger Food Assistance Diet Healthy qualitative research Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients, vol 13, iss 12 Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 4362, p 4362 (2021) Nutrients |
| Popis: | In June 2019, California expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries for the first time. This research assesses the experience and impact of new SNAP enrollment among older adult SSI recipients, a population characterized by social and economic precarity. We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 20 SNAP participants to explore their experiences with new SNAP benefits. Following initial coding, member-check groups allowed for participants to provide feedback on preliminary data analysis. Findings demonstrate that SNAP enrollment improved participants’ access to nutritious foods of their choice, contributed to overall budgets, eased mental distress resulting from poverty, and reduced labor spent accessing food. For some participants, SNAP benefit amounts were too low to make any noticeable impact. For many participants, SNAP receipt was associated with stigma, which some considered to be a social “cost” of poverty. Increased benefit may be derived from pairing SNAP with other public benefits. Together, the impacts of and barriers to effective use of SNAP benefits gleaned from this study deepen our understanding of individual- and neighborhood-level factors driving health inequities among low-income, disabled people experiencing food insecurity and SNAP recipients. |
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