Financial projections for Social Security Trust Fund to 2023.  From the Congressional Budget Office

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discusses the complexities involved in comparing beneficiary benefits and costs to individuals covered by Medicaid or by Affordable Care Act exchange plans.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

In 2011, 17% of federal outlays were for grants to state and local governments.  This report provides information on how much grant money flows to state and local governments from the feds, what functions the grant money is used for, trends since 1980, projections for the next decade, the controls exerted by the federal government over the spending of the money, and the rationale for intergovernmental grants.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Presents information on the prevalence of disability as a characteristic among adults who received income-based government assistance.  Presents data for the nation and states to show geographic variations.  From the Census Bureau

Examines the rise in the rate of federal spending, now 1 out of every 6 dollars spent, on means-tested programs for the low income such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, tax credits, and others over the past 40 years.  From the Congressional Budget Office

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2012/supplement12.pdf

Major annual source of information on the U.S. social insurance and welfare programs.  Offers statistics on social security, supplemental security income, Medicare, Medicaid, and other social services programs.  From the Social Security Administration

Answers questions relating to funding, cash benefits, caseloads, work requirements, and other matters relating to the main federal welfare law.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Latest edition of erratically updated compilation of data on social services programs of the federal government.  From the House Ways and Means Committee

This report provides information about proposals that would restrict payment of unemployment benefits to individuals with high income.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Examines the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP food allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and nutrition for low-income individuals and families.  From the Institute of Medicine

Discusses recent trends in levels of recipients and payments for the SSI program which provides cash assistance to low income aged and/or disabled people.  Also discusses proposals for changing the SSI program in the future.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Reviews the current unemployment insurance program and the amount of benefits it has added to the economy since the recession.  Assesses four options that would extend some or all of the current benefits for up to one year and estimates the cost to the federal government.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Presents data on public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-TANF or General Assistance) received by at least one member of a household, reported at the federal and state levels.  Virginia was one of seven states which reported increases  in participation rates for welfare benefits.  From the Census Bureau

Shows that 13% or 14.9 million American households received nutrition benefits during 2011, up from 11.9% in 2010.  From the Census Bureau

Calls for a multidimensional measure of child poverty that goes beyond family income and includes family employment status, unstable family environment, condition of housing, quality of schools, and health status of family members.  Parliamentary Command Paper Cm8483

Second annual report which supplements the official poverty measure by including benefits from government programs designed to assist low-income families and individuals.  Compares supplemental poverty estimates to official poverty estimates for numerous demographic groups.  The supplemental poverty rate was 16.1% in 2011, higher than the official rate of 15.0%.  From the Census Bureau

Reports on the state’s seven programs of support for the estimated  33,000 to 40,000 who experience homelessness at some point during the year.  From the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Reviews the history of adjustments to the Social Security benefit , the current measure that is used to determine whether an adjustment is justified, and what other adjustments to Social Security programs are made.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Federal spending for low-income benefits program, excluding two Veterans programs, grew by 23% from FY2008 to FY2009 but at much slower rates since.  The report also distinguishes between Recovery Act spending and non-Recovery Act spending.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Republican Party portion of the Senate Budget Committee

Reports that 14.9% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2011, and 5.7% of households were so poor that eating patterns were disrupted because the household lacked money for food.  57% of food insecure households participated in federal food and nutrition assistance programs.  From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Lists program rates and limits for the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the Supplemental Security Income Program for 2013.  From the Social Security Administation

Reviews provisions of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families welfare program, the work requirements, the work performance standards, and whether the program should develop other measures for improving the circumstances of families with children.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

There are currently 2,179 congressional authorized federal domestic assistance programs by 26 federal agencies.  This report provides an overview of federal grants-in-aid programs, a typical life cycle of a federal grant, and an analysis of the tracking of federal grants currently administered by agencies.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists