29.12.2010
Under the Social assistance reform project, the paper Social assistance in the U.S. was prepared.
The document provides comprehensive overview of the social security system in the United States: development and the main features of the current system, major types of assistance, eligibility criteria, basic procedures for internal administration and tackling fraud. In addition, programs of involving able-to-work unemployed persons into work activities are described.
Thematic areas
- Research
- Publications
- Social Protection