Mapping The Social Services Market: 100 Million Receive Social Support & $375 Billion In Spending

In 2007, social support spending total $375.3 billion in the United States, according to the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The majority of the spending came from federal funds passed down to state and local public agencies through intergovernmental grants for three programs: Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Of total social welfare spending in 2007, 62.8% ($235.8 billion) originated from federal sources; 37.2% ($139.5 billion) were funded by states and . . .