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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Appendix B. Alternative Definition of Dependence Based on Income from TANF and Food Stamps

As directed by the Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-432), this annual report on Indicators of Welfare Dependence focuses on dependence on three programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, now Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); the Food Stamp Program; and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pro

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Supplemental Security Income

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program is a means-tested, federally administered income assistance program authorized by title XVI of the Social Security Act. Established in 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and begun in 1974, SSI provides monthly cash payments in accordance with uniform, nationwide eligibility requirements to needy aged, blind and

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 6.Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In percent]

Percent Change 1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 5. Average Number of Food Stamp Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In thousands]

Percent Change Fiscal Year 1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 4. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975 – 2001 [Millions of dollars]

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2000 2001 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, unpublished data from the Food Stamp National Data Bank. Alabama $108 $246 $318

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 3. Characteristics of Food Stamp Households, 1980 - 2001 [In percent]

Year 1 1980 1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 1 Data were gathered in August in the years 1980-84 and during the summer in the years from 1986 to 1994. Reports from 1995 to the present are based on fiscal year averages.

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 2. Trends in Food Stamp Expenditures, Selected Years 1975 – 2001

Total Federal Cost (Benefits + Administration) Benefits 2 (Federal) [In millions] Administration 1 Total Program Cost [In millions] Average Monthly Benefit per Person Fiscal Year Current Dollars [In millions]

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 1. Trends in Food Stamp Caseloads, Selected Years 1962 – 2001

Food Stamp Participants 1 Participants as a Percent of: Child Participants As a Percent of: Fiscal Year Including 2 Territories (in thousands) Excluding Territories (in thousands) Children Excld. Terr. (in thousands) Total Population 3 All Poor Persons 3

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Figure FSP 1. Persons Receiving Food Stamps

Note: Shaded areas are periods of recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, National Data Bank.

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Household Characteristics.

As shown in Table FSP 3, the proportion of food stamp households with earnings has increased, from about 20 percent for most of the 1980s and early 1990s, to 27 percent in 2001. At the same time, the proportion of households with income from AFDC/TANF has declined, from 42 percent in 1984 to 23 percent in 2001, following the dramatic decline in AF

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Caseload Trends

Food Stamp Caseload Trends (Tables FSP 1-2). Average monthly food stamp participation in 2001 (including participants in Puerto Rico’s block grant) was 18.4 million persons. This represents a slight increase over the 2000 record-low average. Average monthly participation fell from its peak of 28.9 million in an average month in 1994 to an aver

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Program Data

The following six tables and accompanying figure provide information about the Food Stamp Program, including information about the Nutrition Assistance Program in Puerto Rico: Tables FSP 1-2 and Figure FSP 1 present national caseload and expenditure trend data on the Food Stamp Program, as discussed below; Table FSP 3 presents some demographi

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Recent Legislative and Regulatory Changes

Title IV and subtitle A of title VIII of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) contain major and extensive revisions to the Food Stamp Program, including strong work requirements on able-bodied adults without dependent children, restricted eligibility of legal immigrants, and a reduction in maximum be

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, is the largest food assistance program in the country, reaching more poor individuals over the course of a year than any other public assistance program. Unlike many other public assistance programs, the Food Stamp Program has few cate

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table TANF 7. Characteristics of AFDC/TANF Families, Selected Years 1969 – 2001

May 1969 May 1975 March 1979 Fiscal year 1 1983 1988 1992 1996 1998 2000 2001

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Appendix A. Program Data

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Tempo

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Appendix B. Poverty Data

Figure B-1. The Poverty Gap 1 and Reductions in the Gap from Cash and Non-Cash Transfers for All Persons, 1979 - 1996

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Appendix A. Program Data

The Welfare Indicators Act specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Temporary Assistance

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 7. Child CARE Expenditures

Proportion of total family income spent on child care in families with employed mothers is an important dimension of the risk of dependency. Figure WORK 7. Percentage of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care for Preschoolers by Families with Employed Mothers, 1993

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1998. Economic Security Risk Factor 9. Food Insecurity

Household food insecurity, including (at a severe level) direct hunger among children in the household, is related to general income poverty and is expected to affect children’s health, cognitive and social development, and general school success. Figure ECON 9. Percentage of Households Classified as Food Insecure, 1995

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