http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2008/ssi_asr08.pdf
Annual statistical report on the federal government Supplemental Security Income program and the needy aged, blind, and disabled people who receive benefits from it. From the Social Security Administration.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/taxbhi0709.pdf
Analyzes how taxes and government benefits in Great Britain affect redistribution of income by households and income quintile group. From the Office for National Statistics.
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2008/index.html
Offers statistics on the number of recipients and amount of payments by state for the program that provides assistance to low-income elderly, blind or disabled persons. From the Social Security Administration.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40157_20090414.pdf
Argues that the current recession will be the first real test of how policies put in place in the mid-1990s affect the well-being of families with children during a period of high unemployment. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides states with funds to rethink the safety net for disadvantaged families. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err73/
Covers the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children including the program history, trends, and the characteristics of the population it serves. Also examines major current issues facing the program. From the Economic Research Service.
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2008/
The major annual statistical compilation on U.S. social insurance and welfare programs. Covers the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs of the Social Security Administration plus major health care programs--Medicare and Medicaid--and social insurance programs such as workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, Black Lung benefits, and veterans' benefits. From the Social Security Administration.
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2009/rp09-025.pdf
Describes the elements of legislation that would bring existing homes up to current energy efficiency levels, create social tariffs that would limit vulnerable households' exposure to high energy bills, and reinforce the legal duty of the British government to end fuel poverty. House of Commons Library Research Paper 09/25
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalSCHIPPolicy/downloads/FY2008StateTotalTable012309FINAL.pdf
Provides statistics on the number of children covered with health insurance under the State Childrens Health Insurance Program by state. From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/POVERTY/09poverty.shtml
Offers information about the latest federal poverty thresholds and guidelines. The poverty guideline for a family of four is now $22,050. From the Department of Health and Human Services.
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168
Statistical compendium of programs of federal assistance and support under the jurisdiction of the House Ways and Means Committee. Also includes statistics on other programs of federal assistance. A work in progress. From the Committee on Ways and Means.
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2008/ssi_st_asst08.pdf
Provides statistics on selected characteristics of state assistance programs for recipients of Supplemental Security Income benefits. Includes coverage of Medicaid programs. From the Social Security Administration.
