New evidence on the cycle in the Women, Infants, and Children Program what happens when benefits expire / Marianne Bitler, Jason Cook, Seojung Oh and Paige Rowberry
Resumen.
Bibliografía.
We provide evidence of a benefit redemption cycle in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Using novel administrative data on item-level redemptions, we show that unlike SNAP, WIC redemptions peak at both the beginning and the end of the month. Beginning-of-the-month excess redemptions are concentrated among more fully redeemed items such as infant formula, while end-of-the-month excess redemptions are concentrated among less fully redeemed items such as infant meats. We document that a substantial share of beneficiaries go at least one month without redeeming anything and discuss how administrative burdens may drive the WIC cycle.
RENTAS BAJAS
PRESTACIONES SOCIALES
ASISTENCIA SOCIAL
ALIMENTOS
PROGRAMAS
GASTOS SOCIALES
FINANCIACION
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Bitler, Marianne
National Tax Journal 0028-0283 v. 77, n. 1, March 2024, p. 175-197