United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-06-23 monographic deposited born digital 31 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-99-102 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102 P0b002ee18037e53b f:he99102 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102 HEHS-99-102 Welfare benefits Food relief programs Immigrants State-administered programs Public assistance programs Naturalization Comparative analysis Cost analysis Population statistics Surveys Medicaid Program Supplemental Security Income Program HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Food Stamp Program California Florida New York Texas SSI Census Bureau Current Population Survey Illinois Letter Report HEHS GAO found that recently naturalized citizens generally used Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits at a higher rate in 1997 than did the native-born. For example, 8.3 percent of the 927,338 immigrants who were recently naturalized received SSI benefits during 1997. The rate for native-born citizens is 2.4 percent. The benefits paid by the federal and state governments in 1997 to the recently naturalized citizens included in GAO's review totaled about $735 million for four programs. This figures reflects nationwide data for the SSI program, as well as data from five states for the Medicaid and Food Stamp programs and from four states for the TANF program. Overall, the percentage of benefits paid to recently naturalized citizens in each program was about one percent or less of the total benefits paid to all recipients. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102.pdf GAO/HEHS-99-102 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-102 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-99-102; Welfare Reform: Public Assistance Benefits Provided to; Welfare benefits Food relief programs Immigrants State-administered programs Public assistance programs Naturalization Comparative analysis Cost analysis Population statistics Surveys Medicaid Program Supplemental Security Income Program HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Food Stamp Program California Florida New York Texas SSI Census Bureau Current Population Survey Illinois