<P> Social programs in the United States are welfare subsidies designed to meet needs of the American population . Federal and state welfare programs include cash assistance , healthcare and medical provisions , food assistance , housing subsidies , energy and utilities subsidies , education and childcare assistance , and subsidies and assistance for other basic services . Private provisions from employers , either mandated by policy or voluntary , also provide similar social welfare benefits . </P>
types of social welfare programs in the united states
cash assistance healthcare and medical provisions food assistance housing subsidies energy and utilities subsidies education and childcare assistance subsidies and assistance for other basic services