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United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation (16 P) United States presidential domestic programs (4 C, 13 P) Universal basic income in the United States (8 P)
The following is a short timeline of welfare in the United States: [35] 1880s–1890s: Attempts were made to move poor people from work yards to poor houses if they were in search of relief funds. 1893–1894: Attempts were made at the first unemployment payments, but were unsuccessful due to the 1893–1894 recession.
A 2023 study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that cumulative poverty of 10+ years is the fourth leading risk factor for mortality in the United States, associated with almost 300,000 deaths per year. A single year of poverty was associated with 183,000 deaths in 2019, making it the seventh leading risk factor ...
As of 2023, the government's expenditure on social programme and welfare was approximately ₹ 21.3 lakh crore (US$260 billion), which was 8.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). [74] In 2020, the expenditure was ₹ 17.1 lakh crore (equivalent to ₹ 20 trillion or US$240 billion in 2023), accounting for 7.7% of GDP.
These tables are lists of social welfare spending as a percentage of GDP compiled by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") into the OECD Social Expenditure Database which "includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level." [1]
Their findings place the United States as the most unequal and ranks poorly on social and health problems among developed countries. [176] The authors argue inequality creates psychosocial stress and status anxiety that lead to social ills. [177] A 2009 study attributed one in three deaths in the United States to high levels of inequality. [178]
Pages in category "United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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