title: Social security and providing for our children.
abstract: The scope and magnitude of OASDI and SSI social programs for children are reviewed. More than $12 billion in benefits are provided annually to three million children. These "nonwelfare" programs could serve as a model for financial child support arrangements which could foster family responsibility and reduce family reliance of welfare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8715.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology