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An entitlement is a government program guaranteeing access to some benefit by members of a specific group and based on established rights or by legislation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term may also reflect a pejorative connotation, as in a " sense of entitlement ".
Also known as entitlement spending, in US fiscal policy, mandatory spending is government spending on certain programs that are required by law. [1] Congress established mandatory programs under authorization laws. Congress legislates spending for mandatory programs outside of the annual appropriations bill process. Congress can only reduce the ...
Most mandatory spending consists of entitlement programs such as Social Security benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid. These programs are called "entitlements" because individuals satisfying given eligibility requirements set by past legislation are entitled to Federal government benefits or services.
(The Center Square) – Low-income households are becoming increasingly dependent on government welfare and entitlement programs rather than work paychecks, according to a new report from the ...
Entitlement reform: A broader approach involves changes to the overall structure of the programs to maintain long-term solvency, such as raising the full retirement age for Social Security ...
The federal government also maintains a contingency $2 billion TANF fund (TANF CF) to assist states that may have rising unemployment. [25] The new TANF program expired on September 30, 2010, on schedule with states drawing down the entire original emergency fund of $5 billion and the contingency fund of $2 billion allocated by ARRA.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.
Mandatory/entitlement spending is spending for programs with funding levels that are automatically determined by the number of eligible recipients in those programs. [8] Mandatory programs are created under authorization laws, meaning that Congress must provide whatever funds are necessary to keep these programs functional.