Categories Burlington Financial Health Iowa Local News Political West Burlington Welfare Generation? 52.1% of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance Post author By Falcon Post date August 25, 2018 Click here: According to the most recent data from the Census Bureau, there were approximately 73,586,000 people under 18 in the United States, and 38,365,000 of them — or 52.1 percent — resided in households in which one or more persons received benefits from a means-tested government program. These included the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), Medicaid, public housing, Supplemental Security Income, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the National School Lunch Program. ← Illegal Alien charged with Mollie Tibbetts’ murder → Football participation declines for the second consecutive year nationally