AFDC (supplemental Security) provides cash benefits to dependent children and the parents or the guardians taking care of them. Most families that qualify for AFDC have just one parent in the home. About 80% of these families are headed by a women. AFDC also pays benefits to two-parent families if both parents are unemployed. Most of AFDC's funding comes from the federal government. The state provides the rest of the money and administer the program. The size of the families' payment vary from state to state.
Social Security Income is next. This provides financial aid to people in need who are at least 65 years old, blind, or disabled. The federal government finances and administers social security programs in most states, though some states supply the federal payment and are able to run their own programs.