Title XX of the Social Security Act

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Title XX of the Social Security Act is a federal law that authorizes flexible funding to states for a broad range of social services aimed at reducing dependency and promoting self-sufficiency, including through the Social Services Block Grant program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal social welfare law ⓘ
title of federal statute ⓘ
abbreviation SSBG authority ⓘ
Title XX ⓘ
administeredBy Administration for Children and Families ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
allows state flexibility in designing social service programs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Social Services Block Grant authority ⓘ
Title 20 of the Social Security Act ⓘ
authorizes Social Services Block Grant program ⓘ
beneficiary District of Columbia ⓘ
U.S. states ⓘ
U.S. territories ⓘ
eligible individuals and families ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
fundingMechanism flexible funding to states ⓘ
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
fundingType block grant ⓘ
legalCitationType U.S. Code title-based citation ⓘ
legalSystem United States federal law ⓘ
partOf Social Security Act ⓘ
policyArea adult protective services ⓘ
child welfare ⓘ
family support services ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
policyInstrument social services funding ⓘ
primaryGoal prevent or reduce inappropriate institutional care ⓘ
promote self-sufficiency ⓘ
protect children and adults from abuse, neglect, or exploitation ⓘ
provide services to individuals in institutions when appropriate ⓘ
reduce dependency ⓘ
relatedProgram Medicaid ⓘ
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ
requires states to submit reports on use of funds ⓘ
serviceCategory case management services ⓘ
child care services ⓘ
community-based services ⓘ
employment services ⓘ
foster care services ⓘ
health-related services ⓘ
home-based services ⓘ
information and referral services ⓘ
protective services for adults ⓘ
protective services for children ⓘ
targetPopulation adults at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation ⓘ
children at risk of abuse or neglect ⓘ
low-income individuals and families ⓘ
older adults ⓘ
persons with disabilities ⓘ

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Social Services Block Grant → legalBasis → Title XX of the Social Security Act ⓘ
SSBG → legalAuthority → Title XX of the Social Security Act ⓘ
Title XX of the Social Security Act → alsoKnownAs → Title 20 of the Social Security Act ⓘ
linked to: Title XX of the Social Security Act