The Food Stamp Program is the last, but not by far least. With help from this program, low income households can buy more and better food than they could otherwise afford. Each participating household receives a certain number of coupons called food stamps. The stamp are issued by the federal government. The number of stamps a household receives varies with the families size, income, and expenses. Cooperating grocery stores accept stamps like money for food purchases only.
There are other programs such as energy assistance and public housing. Energy assistance, which is federally financed but administrated by the states, helps people pay fuel bills. Public housing provides low cost rental apartments in
government owned buildings. State and local governments fund and administer their own general assistance programs. These programs provide financial aid for needy people who do not qualify for other types of welfare. People waiting to receive assistance from other programs also may get temporary emergency aid from General Assistance.