Combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds May 2013 Baseline
Financial projections for Social Security Trust Fund to 2023. From the Congressional Budget Office
Child Maltreatment 2011
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2011
Provides statistics on child maltreatment and abuse, and characteristics of child victims and adult perpetrators. From the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform: An Overview of Proposals to Reduce the Growth in SSDI Rolls
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43054.pdf
Examines why disability rolls have grown by 196% since 1980 and provides an overview of proposals designed to reduce the rate of increase. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Inflation-Indexing Elements in Federal Entitlement Programs
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42000.pdf
Discusses the controversy over the Chained Consumer Price Index, identifies key indexing elements in major federal entitlement programs under current law, and presents the information in a summary table.
From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients by Geographic Area, Sex, Age, Eligibility, and Diagnostic Group, 2010 Data
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/data/ssi-2010/index.html
Data files on the demographic and program characteristics of recipients of the federal program that guarantees minimum income to the aged, blind, and disabled. From the Social Security Administration
Child Welfare: Structure and Funding of the Adoption Incentives Program Along With Reauthorization Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43025.pdf
Covers the reasons for adoption incentives programs, the trends in adoptions out of foster care, and selected reauthorization issues such as the need for incentives and permanence for older children. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer on TANF Financing and Federal Requirements
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32748.pdf
Describes what the TANF block grant program is, what it offers, what restrictions are connected to it such as the work requirements and time limits, and state accountability requirements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Food Assistance Landscape: FY2012 Annual Report
http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1060737/eib-109_single-pages.pdf
Provides information and data about federal programs that provide food and nutrition assistance including trends in participation, purpose of programs, and totals spent. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture