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Asistencia Alimentaria: Situacion Nutricional y Programas Alternativos en Puerto Rico

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 21, 1992
Report No. RCED-92-114SV
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Summary:

Congress, concerned about the size and expense of Puerto Rico's Food Stamp Program, replaced it in fiscal year 1991 with an $825-million annual food stamp assistance block grant, which Puerto Rico used to start up a cash food assistance program. Because that program's criteria are more restrictive, however, about 20 percent fewer people are receiving food assistance than would have under the Food Stamp Program, and those who do receive benefits are having to do with less. No islandwide nutrition studies have been done to assess the impact of the new program or the nutritional status of Puerto Ricans. Measures to increase program assistance levels and participation in Puerto Rico would entail higher program costs, necessitating additional funding. The specific nutritional impacts of these potential program alternatives could not be reliably estimated because many variables can affect an individual's overall nutritional status.

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