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| hide79 Means Tested Programs in U.S. (2011)[35] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs | Federal Spending* | State Spending* | Total Spending* |
| TOTAL cost in (billions) (2011) | $717 | $210 | $927 |
| Social Security OASDI (2013) | $785 | ||
| Medicare(2013) | $574 | ||
| TOTAL all programs (billions) | $2,286 | ||
| CASH ASSISTANCE (millions) | |||
| SSI/Old Age Assistance | 56,462 | 4,673 | 61,135 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (refundable portion) | 55,652 | 55,652 | |
| Refundable Child Credit | 22,691 | 22,691 | |
| Make Work Pay Tax Credit (Refundable Portion) | 13,905 | 13,905 | |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, old AFDC) | 6,883 | 6,877 | 13,760 |
| Foster Care Title IVE | 4,456 | 3,921 | 8,377 |
| Adoption Assistance Title IVE | 2,362 | 1,316 | 3,678 |
| General Assistance Cash | 2,625 | 2,625 | |
| Refugee Assistance | 168 | 168 | |
| General Assistance to Indians | 115 | 115 | |
| Assets for Independence | 24 | 24 | |
| CASH TOTAL | 162,718 | 19,412 | 182,130 |
| MEDICAL | |||
| Medicaid | 274,964 | 157,600 | 432,564 |
| SCHIP State Supplemental Health Insurance Program | 8,629 | 3,797 | 12,426 |
| Medical General Assistance | 6,966 | 6,966 | |
| Consolidated Health Center/Community Health Centers | 1,481 | 1,481 | |
| Maternal & Child Health | 656 | 492 | 1,148 |
| Medical Assistance to Refugees | 168 | 168 | |
| Healthy Start | 104 | 104 | |
| MEDICAL TOTAL | 289,817 | 168,855 | 458,672 |
| FOOD | |||
| Food Stamps, SNAP | 77,637 | 6,987 | 84,624 |
| School Lunch Program | 10,321 | 10,321 | |
| WIC Women, Infant and Children Food Program | 6,787 | 6,787 | |
| School Breakfast | 3,076 | 3,076 | |
| Child Care Food Program | 2,732 | 2,732 | |
| Nutrition Program for the Elderly, Nutrition Service Incentives | 820 | 139 | 959 |
| Summer Program | 376 | 376 | |
| Commodity Supplemental Food Program | 196 | 196 | |
| TEFAP Temporary Emergency Food Program | 247 | 247 | |
| Needy Families | 60 | 60 | |
| Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program | 23 | 23 | |
| Special Milk Program | 13 | 13 | |
| FOOD TOTAL | 102,288 | 7,127 | 109,415 |
| HOUSING | |||
| Section 8 Housing (HUD) | 28,435 | 28,435 | |
| Public Housing (HUD) | 8,973 | 8,973 | |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit for Developers | 6,150 | 6,150 | |
| Home Investment Partnership Program (HUD) | 2,853 | 2,853 | |
| Homeless Assistance Grants (HUD) | 2,280 | 2,280 | |
| State Housing Expenditures (from SWE) | 2,085 | 2,085 | |
| Rural Housing Insurance Fund (Agriculture) | 1,689 | 1,689 | |
| Rural Housing Service (Agriculture) | 1,085 | 1,085 | |
| Housing for the Elderly (HUD) | 934 | 934 | |
| Native American Housing Block Grants (HUD) | 854 | 854 | |
| Other Assisted Housing Programs (HUD) | 496 | 496 | |
| Housing for Persons with Disabilities (HUD) | 309 | 309 | |
| HOUSING TOTAL | 54,058 | 2,085 | 56,143 |
| ENERGY AND UTILITIES | |||
| LIHEAP Low Income Home Energy Assistance | 4,419 | 4,419 | |
| Universal Service Fund Subsidized Low Income Phone Service | 1,750 | 1,750 | |
| Weatherization | 234 | 234 | |
| ENERGY AND UTILITIES TOTAL | 6,403 | 6,403 | |
| EDUCATION | |||
| Pell Grants | 41,458 | 41,458 | |
| Title One Grants to Local Education Authorities | 14,472 | 14,472 | |
| 21st Century Learning Centers | 1,157 | 1,157 | |
| Special Programs for Disadvantaged (TRIO) | 883 | 883 | |
| Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants | 740 | 740 | |
| Adult Basic Education Grants | 607 | 607 | |
| Migrant Education | 444 | 444 | |
| Gear-Up | 303 | 303 | |
| LEAP Formerly State Student Incentive Grant Program (SSIG) | 1 | 1 | |
| Education for Homeless Children and Youth | 65 | 65 | |
| Even Start | 4 | 4 | |
| Aid for Graduate and Professional Study for Disadvantaged and Minorities | 41 | 41 | |
| EDUCATION TOTAL | 60,175 | 60,175 | |
| TRAINING | |||
| TANF Work Activities and Training | 2,505 | 832 | 3,337 |
| Job Corps | 1,659 | 1,659 | |
| WIA Youth Opportunity Grants Formerly Summer Youth Employment | 946 | 946 | |
| Senior Community Service Employment | 705 | 78 | 783 |
| WIA Adult Employment and Training Formerly JTPA IIA Training for Disadvantaged Adults & Youth | 766 | 766 | |
| Food Stamp Employment and Training Program | 393 | 166 | 559 |
| Foster Grandparents | 104 | 10 | 114 |
| YouthBuild | 110 | 110 | |
| Migrant Training | 85 | 85 | |
| Native American Training | 52 | 52 | |
| TRAINING TOTAL | 7,325 | 1,086 | 8,411 |
| SERVICES | |||
| TANF Block Grant Services | 5,385 | 4,838 | 10,223 |
| Title XX Social Services Block Grant | 1,787 | 1,787 | |
| Community Service Block Grant | 678 | 678 | |
| Social Services for Refugees Asylees and Humanitarian Cases | 417 | 417 | |
| Safe and Stable Families | 553 | 553 | |
| Title III Aging Americans Act | 369 | 369 | |
| Legal Services Block Grant | 406 | 406 | |
| Family Planning | 298 | 298 | |
| Emergency Food and Shelter Program | 48 | 48 | |
| Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grants | 50 | 50 | |
| Independent Living (Chafee Foster Care Independence Program) | 140 | 28 | 168 |
| Independent Living Training Vouchers | 45 | 45 | |
| Maternal, Infants and Children Home Visitation | 36 | 36 | |
| SERVICES TOTAL | 10,411 | 4,866 | 15,278 |
| CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Headstart | 7,559 | 1,890 | 9,449 |
| Childcare and Child Development Block Grant | 2,984 | 2,176 | 5,160 |
| Childcare Entitlement to the States | 3,100 | 3,100 | |
| TANF Block Grant Child Care | 2,319 | 2,644 | 4,962 |
| CHILD CARE & CHILD DEVELOPMENT TOTAL | 15,962 | 6,710 | 22,671 |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Community Development Block Grant and Related Development Funds | 7,445 | 7,445 | |
| Economic Development Administration (Dept. of Commerce) | 423 | 423 | |
| Appalachian Regional Development | 68 | 68 | |
| Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities Renewal | 1 | 1 | |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOTAL | 7,937 | 7,937 | |
| TOTAL in millions (2011) | $717,093 | $210,140 | $927,234 |
| Social Security OASDI (2013) | $785,700 | ||
| Medicare (2013) | $574,200 | ||
| TOTAL in millions | $2,287,133 |
* Spending in millions of dollars. $2.3 Trillion is the total of Social Security, Medicare and Means Tested Welfare is low since latest 2013 means tested data not available but the “real” TOTAL will be higher.