Public Assistance Programs

Public Assistance Programs Since the Great Depression, the United States has offered several different public assistance programs aimed at different groups of people who have different problems or needs.  These programs include the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (“TANF”) program, unemployment benefits, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP” – more commonly known by its former [...]

General Assistance

General Assistance The phrase “general assistance” can refer to a broad array of services and benefits.  For purposes of our site, we’ll focus in on general welfare and public welfare benefit payments offered through a wide variety of government-sponsored programs.  Most welfare programs in the Untied States can be traced back to the Great Depression [...]

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income The Supplemental Security Income (also known as “SSI”) program is a general welfare program administered by the Social Security Administration and is geared towards assisting low income individuals who are either elderly, disabled or blind. This program began in 1974 and, at last estimate, helps more than 8,000,000 individuals throughout the United [...]

Public Aid

Public Aid The phrase “public aid” can refer to a wide variety of general welfare or public welfare programs offered throughout the United States.  Some of these programs are considered “entitlement programs” and are available automatically when individuals reach certain milestones in their lives, such as turning a certain age, while others are only available [...]

How To Claim Unemployment

How To Claim Unemployment The demand for unemployment benefits has been historically high for several years United States following a difficult recession and a longer than expected economic throughout the country. Of course, along with this recession the number of people who become unemployed who are working reduced work hours and are underemployed has increased [...]

Welfare Requirements

Welfare Requirements Since the passage of New Deal legislation by Congress and President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression, a spawn of general welfare and social welfare programs have sprung up throughout the United States.  Some of these programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF benefits (“Temporary Assistance For Needy Families”), Social Security [...]