Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Food Stamps and Immigrants
The Food Stamp Program helps people with a low income buy food in stores, at farmers' markets, and in other places. Many, but not all, immigrants can get food stamps.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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Recent Changes in Food Stamp Eligibility for Immigrants: The 2002 Farm Bill
Since 1996, most low-income immigrants have been unable to receive food stamps under federal law. However, recent passage of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (?The Farm Bill?) has restored food stamp benefits to certain categories of immigrants. Under these changes, an estimated 400,000 additional immigrants will be able to receive food stamp benefits in the next few years.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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