COVID unemployment assistance puts food on the table: BU study
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Published in JAMA Network Open · View the paper (DOI)
A Boston University School of Public Health study reveals that receiving unemployment insurance cuts the risk of food insecurity in half, and larger supplements provide even bigger reductions. The research also highlights significant disparities in food insecurity among jobless individuals, including Indigenous and Hispanic participants.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- COVID unemployment assistance puts food on the table: BU study Boston University School of Medicine · Jan 29, 2021 · first to report
- Association between unemployment insurance, food insecurity among people who lost jobs during COVID-19 pandemic in US JAMA Network · Jan 29, 2021