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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1970
These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs are organized in several parts, of which this document is the first. These hearings begin with opening statements by a number of Senators. Following these, presentations are made by such witnesses as the following: Rev. Jesse Jackson, national director, Operation…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Food
Storey, James R. – 1972
This report presents data on the numbers of persons receiving benefits from various public income programs. Included in the scope of the study are social insurance programs, income-in-kind programs, public assistance, and other income supplement programs. The report focuses particularly on cases in which persons receive benefits under more than…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Problems, Financial Support
Garfinkel, Irwin; Masters, Stanley – 1974
While static economic theory predicts that most income transfer programs will lead to reductions in the labor supply of program beneficiaries, the theory has nothing to say about the magnitude of such reductions. In order to predict the magnitude of such reductions the labor supply schedule of potential beneficiaries must be known. In three…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cost Estimates, Demography, Economic Research
Danziger, Sheldon; And Others – 1978
The urban impacts of the Program for Better Jobs and Income, the recent but unsuccessful attempt to reform the welfare system, are analyzed in this paper. The proposed results of this program indicate that these urban impacts would have been minimal, but consistent with an urban policy that seeks to improve the economic viability of distressed…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs, Geographic Regions, Guaranteed Income
McKitric, Eloise J. – 1984
This study examines the consumption of resources by retired persons by distinguishing between institutionally controlled resources (social security, medicare, prescription discounts, medicaid, heating subsidy, supplemental security income, veterans' benefits, disability income, and meals-on-wheels) and personally controlled resources (gardens,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Economic Status, Federal Programs, Financial Needs