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Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs

Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs. Social Security $773 Billion (2012) 53.6 Million recipients (Sept. 2012) (Congressional Budget Office, Social Security Administration) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) $48 Billion (FY 2009) 5.4 Million recipients (Sept. 2012)

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Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs

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  1. Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs • Social Security $773 Billion (2012) • 53.6 Million recipients (Sept. 2012) • (Congressional Budget Office, Social Security Administration) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • $48 Billion (FY 2009) • 5.4 Million recipients (Sept. 2012) • Basic monthly benefit $674 (individual)/$1011 (couple) (2010/2011) • (Social Security Administration, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities) • Head Start $7.9 Billion (2012) • Almost 1 Million kids served • (The New York Times)

  2. Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs • Medicare: $549 Billion (FY 2011) • 48.7 Million people covered • (medicare.gov) • Medicaid: $258 Billion (FY 2012) • Matched by state funds • (Congressional Budget Office) • School Lunch program $10.1 Billion (FY 2010) • 33.8 Million recipients • (US Department of Agriculture) • TANF $17.8 Billion (FY 2011) • 4.4 Million recipients • (hhs.gov) • SNAP (food assistance) $78 Billion (FY2011) • Average of 45 Million recipients per month • (Congressional Budget Office)

  3. Federal Funding of Social Welfare Programs • Housing assistance (Section 8) • $20 Billion (FY 2002) • 2 million recipients (FY 2005) • (Hall and Ryan, Americans for Democratic Action) • WIC $7 Billion (FY 2012) • Average monthly participation 9M (FY 2011) • (US Department of Agriculture)

  4. Federal Social Welfare Spending in South Carolina • http://fcnl.org/pdfs/issues/budget/South_Carolina-_Field.pdf

  5. South Carolina State Social Welfare Spending • Medicaid: Approx. $5 Billion (FY 2012) • DSS: Approx. $1.9 Billion (FY 2012) • Housing Authority: $126 Million (FY 2012) • Dept. of Education: $943 Million (FY 2012) • Note that this does not include local school funds.

  6. Questions about Welfare Policy • Are programs effective? Do they succeed in helping people become self-sufficient? • Are programs cost-efficient? • Current controversy: Should drug testing be required for welfare recipients (laws in some states) • Consequences to society of fraud

  7. Which is Worse? • Ensuring that no genuinely needy person is left out of the opportunity for services inevitably leads to fraud, which has serious consequences for society – both economic and non-economic. • Ensuring that no one defrauds the system inevitably leaves out genuinely needy people, which also has consequences for society.

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