Aid to Dependent Children

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New Deal program cash transfer program federal assistance program

Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.

Aliases (3)

Aid to Families with Dependent Children ×9
AFDC ×3
Title IV-A program ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal program → cash transfer program → federal assistance program →
administeredBy	state welfare agencies →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "United States federal government"
benefitsType	cash assistance → means-tested benefit →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
createdBy	Social Security Act of 1935 →
criticizedFor	discouraging work and marriage according to some critics → racial and gender bias in administration →
eligibilityCriteria	absence or incapacity of a parent → low household income → presence of a dependent child →
endCause	program expansion and renaming to AFDC →
endTime	1960s →
follows	Mothers’ pensions programs →
fundingStructure	federal-state matching grants →
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States →
historicalPeriod	New Deal → surface form: "New Deal era"
historicalSignificance	first nationwide cash assistance program for single mothers in the United States →
inception	1935 →
legalForm	Title IV of the Social Security Act →
legislatedBy	United States Congress →
notableFeature	contributed to the development of the modern U.S. welfare state → focused on support for single mothers → linked to moral and behavioral eligibility standards in some states →
partOf	Social Security Act of 1935 → surface form: "Social Security Act"
policyArea	child welfare → poverty alleviation → social welfare →
primaryBeneficiaries	low-income families with children → single-mother households →
purpose	provide cash assistance to low-income families with children → support dependent children in single-parent households →
relatedConcept	public assistance → social safety net → welfare →
relatedProgram	Aid to Dependent Children → surface form: "Aid to Families with Dependent Children" Temporary Assistance for Needy Families →
replacedBy	Aid to Dependent Children → surface form: "AFDC" Aid to Dependent Children → surface form: "Aid to Families with Dependent Children" Temporary Assistance for Needy Families →
shortName	ADC →
signedIntoLawBy	President Franklin D. Roosevelt → surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
startTime	1930s →
supervisedBy	federal social welfare agencies →
targetPopulation	children deemed dependent due to parental absence, death, or incapacity →