Figure 5: TANF and SSI more targeted towards low-income households than Social Security
TANF, SSI, and Social Security by poverty level in 2023
Source: 2023 American Community Survey.
Note: X-axis represents child poverty level as a percent of the federal poverty guideline which is $14,580 in 2023 for a single person household. The sample is children under 18 living in a household. Years 2001-2005 omitted due to data limitations.