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This study evaluated the association between receipt of unemployment insurance, including a $600/week federal supplement between April and July 2020, and food insecurity among people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors found that among the study cohort, receiving unemployment insurance was associated with large reductions in food insecurity among people who lost employment during the pandemic. The $600/week federal supplement and larger amounts of unemployment insurance were associated with larger reductions in food insecurity.
Resource Details
- Topics of Practice: Data Collection and Analysis
- Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Promising
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Economic Stability
- Outside of US: No