Direct Assistance to Individuals
Data File:
Date:
February 17, 2009
Who:
Congress
Policy Area:
Fiscal Policy
Economic Target:
Consumers
Action Type:
Direct Spending
Maximum Amount:
$134.00 billion
Amount Spent:
$128.56 billion
Deficit Impact:
$134.00 billion Provisions are part of the $787 billion “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” a set of policies designed to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis. The act contains significant spending for direct worker assistance, infrastructure, healthcare, education, aid to states, and other areas, and tax breaks for individuals and corporations.
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Direct Assistance to Individuals: Food Stamps, Unemployment, and Other Programs (in millions of dollars) |
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| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2009-2019 |
| Food Stamps^ | 4,812 | 11,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54,000 |
| Unemployment Compensation* | 27,000 | 31,000 | 470 | 295 | 140 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 60,000 |
| Economic Recovery Payments, TANF, and Child Support |
14,942 | 2,125 | 713 | 187 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,033 |
| Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families |
44 | 261 | 186 | 263 | 225 | 139 | 81 | -34 | -65 | -105 | -115 | 879 |
| Totals | 46,796 | 44,386 | 11,369 | 10,745 | 10,855 | 9,288 | 225 | 112 | 85 | 50 | 45 | 133,956 |
Notes:
Deficit impact is CBO's estimate of deficit impact for 2009-2019. Amount spent as of 11/3/2012.
*In the Budget and Economic Update in August 2009 (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10521/08-25-BudgetUpdate.pdf), CBO estimated that an additional $7 billion would be made available for unemployment compensation, increasing the maximum amount for Direct Assistance. In the January 2010 baseline (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10871/01-26-Outlook.pdf), CBO estimated that an additional $21 billion would be made available for uemployment compensation.
^In the January 2010 baseline (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10871/01-26-Outlook.pdf), CBO estimated that an additional $34 billion would be made available for food stamps, reflecting the lower projections of inflation in the economic outlook.