Social programs in the United States

Welfare in America

Social programs in the United States are welfare subsidies designed to help the overall American population receive basic needs such as food, housing and healthcare.^[1]

Federal and state welfare programs include money assistance, healthcare and medical needs, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, education and childcare assistance, and subsidies and assistance for other basic services.

Social Programs In The United States Media

The Social Security Administration, created in 1935, was the first major federal welfare agency and continues to be the most prominent.
Public Health nursing made available through child welfare services, 1935
President Bill Clinton signing welfare reform legislation
University of California, Berkeley is one of the oldest public universities in the U.S.
A chart showing the overall decline of average monthly AFDC and TANF benefits per recipient 1962–2006 (in 2006 dollars)

References

↑ MaCurdy, Thomas; Jones, Jeffrey M. (2008). "Welfare". In David R. Henderson (ed.). Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (2nd ed.). Library of Economics and Liberty. ISBN 9780865976658. OCLC 237794267.

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[1] MaCurdy, Thomas; Jones, Jeffrey M. (2008). "Welfare". In David R. Henderson (ed.). Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (2nd ed.). Library of Economics and Liberty. ISBN 9780865976658. OCLC 237794267.

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