Needs-Based Programs: Eligibility and Benefit Factors

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	July 9, 1986
Report No.	HRD-86-107FS
Subject	Eligibility determinations Public assistance programs Welfare benefits Medicaid AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program DOL Job Corps Program Food Stamp Program Guaranteed Student Loan Program Job Training Partnership Act Program JTPA Dislocated Worker Program National Direct Student Loan Program National School Lunch Program Pell Grant Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIC

Summary:

In response to congressional requests, GAO provided eligibility and benefit determination information for 54 of the largest needs-based federal benefit programs that collectively comprised the public welfare system in fiscal year (FY) 1983.

GAO noted that needs-based programs provide cash and in-kind benefits to low-income, needy, and distressed individuals who do not financially contribute to the programs. GAO provided: (1) a list of 95 needs-based programs active in FY 1983; (2) tables showing the eligibility and benefit factors for 54 of the larger programs; and (3) descriptions of the 54 programs. GAO also grouped the programs for comparative purposes into the following classifications: (1) cash assistance; (2) education; (3) food; (4) housing; (5) medical; and (6) service.

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Needs-Based Programs: Eligibility and Benefit Factors