In the past model of social assistance, the government is always the one providing financial aid, instead of actual food supply.
The near-expired food often goes into the dumpsters, or for the better, donated to charities and then redistributed to the people in need.
There're cases that he people in need received financial aid from the government, instead of spending on food supplements, end up buying things that actually make them even worse, i.e. alcohol, cigarette, or even worse, drugs.
WE NEED INTEGRATION
In the past model, though it looks integrated, there're still little details that make it not so constructive.
Since the grocery stores are donating the near-expired food, it creates a gap that makes it lose profit.
And for the government, it doesn't even need to spend more or re-allocate the budget on the program. By working with the local grocery stores and convenience stores, it could simply arrange the original budget from the financial support to buying the near-expired food. Moreover, besides the original discount on the near-expired food itself, the government can purchase at a much lower price through bulk purchase, which actually makes it spend less.
Meanwhile, we could ensure the people in need receive the essential supplement, in case if they spend the financial aid on unnecessary goods.
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