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  2. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Social protection. Social protection, as defined by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, is concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people's well-being. [1] Social protection consists of policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient ...

  3. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Welfare in America. The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy ...

  4. Social Security: 7 Things The Government Must Do to Protect ...

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    One way to protect Social Security is to provide more money a month to support lower income people, while decreasing benefits for higher income earners. “Tweaking how benefits are calculated to ...

  5. Social Security (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). [1] The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, [2] and the existing version of the Act, as amended, [3] encompasses several social welfare ...

  6. Social protection floor - Wikipedia

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    The social protection floor (SPF) is the first level of protection in a national social protection system. It is a basic set of social rights derived from human right treaties, including access to essential services (such as health, education, housing, water and sanitation, and others, as defined nationally) and social transfers, in cash or in kind, to guarantee economic security, food ...

  7. Supplemental Security Income - Wikipedia

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    Disability. Supplemental Security Income ( SSI) is a means-tested program that provides cash payments to disabled children, disabled adults, and individuals aged 65 or older who are citizens or nationals of the United States. [1] SSI was created by the Social Security Amendments of 1972 and is incorporated in Title 16 of the Social Security Act.

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