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Understanding Social Security and Welfare Programs for the Elderly and Disabled

This article explores the critical role of Social Security in providing Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), alongside means-tested programs such as Old Age Assistance (OAA), Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD), and Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). It highlights the challenges faced by single mothers and their children in poverty, discusses criticisms of welfare systems, and questions the effectiveness of current support. The aim is to reassess mechanisms of support for vulnerable populations, including proposals for better child protection from neglect.

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Understanding Social Security and Welfare Programs for the Elderly and Disabled

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  1. Universal Social Savings/InsuranceOld Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or what is commonly understood as Social Security,Targeted Means-tested programOld Age Assistance- (OAA) a means-tested welfare program for the elderly,Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals,Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.

  2. Welfare Recipients

  3. Average AFDC Family Benefit

  4. Income and Poverty Among Single Mothers Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2001).

  5. Mixed Messages: Abortion versus Welfare

  6. Dissatisfaction with Welfare Thinking outside the box Family Assistance Plan

  7. Targeted Means-tested program Old Age Assistance- a means-tested welfare program for the elderly, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals, These are folded back into Social Security as SSI Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.

  8. From 1973 on Welfare is Limited to Single Mothers and their Children

  9. What do we do for poor mothers? • AFDC • Welfare payments Murray and other critics say the program is the problem. Welfare leads to Out-of-Wedlock births.

  10. During period in shaded area welfare rolls essentially remained unchanged while the percent of moms working increased

  11. What can be done for children in poverty? • Protect from neglect • Any chance we can do for kids what we did for seniors?

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