What is Social programs in the United States?
[[File:Welfare in America.png|240px|right|Welfare in America]] '''Social programs in the United States''' are [[welfare]] [[subsidy|subsidies]] designed to help the overall American population receive basic needs such as [[food]], [[house|housing]] and [[healthcare]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=MaCurdy |first1=Thomas |last2=Jones |first2=Jeffrey M. |editor= [[David R. Henderson]]|encyclopedia=[[Concise Encyclopedia of Economics]] |title=Welfare |url=http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Welfare.html |year=2008 |edition= 2nd |publisher=[[Library of Economics and Liberty]] |isbn=9780865976658 |oclc=237794267}}</ref> Federal and state welfare programs include [[money]] assistance, healthcare and medical needs, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, education and childcare assistance, and subsidies and assistance for other basic services. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Economy of the United States]] [[Category:Social security]] {{US-stub}}