Table 1. Summary of Public Benefit Policies and Programs Examined in This Report

^aMeans-tested programs assess eligibility based on income or financial status, or whether the individual has the means to do without government assistance.
^bMany public benefits programs leverage both federal and state funds. The numbers in this column represent the fiscal year 2019 federal outlays, as reported by OMB (2020), unless otherwise indicated. They may not represent the full scale of the program as enacted by the states.
^cWe expect a significant increase in unemployment insurance (UI) expenditures in FY2020 as a result of the CARES Act, which expanded UI benefits eligibility and temporarily increased compensation by $600 per week in response to the coronavirus pandemic (DOL 2020d). Increased benefits payments are covered by transfers from the General Fund of the US Treasury, with no requirement for repayment.
^dData from HHS (2020a)
^eData from Isaacs (2019). The Federal Employees Retirement System is funded through employer and employee contributions, not congressional appropriations. These contributions amounted to $104 billion in FY2019.
^fData from DOI (2020). Includes interest and transfers from the US General Fund. As of 2020, the cap in authorized transfers from the US General Fund is $750 million.