Increased Flexibility in the Emergency Food Assistance Programme

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

State agencies were granted flexibility in their operation of the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in regard to income eligibility, verification procedures and distribution models

History

Country

United States

Policy Area

Food-related provisions

Measure

Non-school-related food support

Eligibility

N/A

Type

N/A

Start / Announced Date

31/03/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

N/A

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

OECD (2020) OECD policy responses to coronavirus (COVID-19): combatting COVID-19'S effect on children. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221217134924/https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/combatting-covid-19-s-effect-on-children-2e1f3b2f/ Food and Nutrition Service (n.d.) Thhe Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) flexibilities for state agencies. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20200506193023/https://www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/emergency-food-assistance-program-tefap-flexibilities-state-agencies