Household Food Insecurity in Ontario during a Period of Poverty Reduction, 2005–2014
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Using data from five cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey spanning 2005 to 2014, we assessed changes in household food insecurity in Ontario after the 2007 introduction of the Ontario Child Benefit and the 2008 implementation of the province’s poverty reduction strategy. Although the provincial prevalence of food insecurity remained relatively stable, food insecurity declined significantly among families who received the Ontario Child Benefit in 2009–2010 and 2011–2012 compared with 2005. Our findings suggest that household food insecurity can be reduced by modest income supplements, but more deliberate intervention is required to have a substantial, sustained impact on food insecurity.
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Income-based interventions, including child benefits and public pension programs for seniors, reduced household food insecurity in Canada.
“Studies have shown that income-based interventions, including child benefits [34–36] and public pension programs for seniors [37], reduced household food insecurity in Canada”
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- Authors
- Tarasuk, V., Li, N., Dachner, N., & Mitchell, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Venue
- Canadian Public Policy
- Published
- 2019-03
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 93-104
- ISSN
- 0317-0861 (ISSN-L)
- 1911-9917
- OpenAlex
- W2916877896
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 8.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Canadian Public Policy (publishedVersion)
- TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Keywords
- household food insecurity, poverty reduction, additional income, food assistance programs, Ontario, Canadian Community Health Survey
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