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KENTUCKY
Share of Federal and State Funds Used by Category

Basic Assistance	38%
Child Care Spent or Transferred	17%
Transferred to SSBG	6%
Transportation and Supportive Services	6%
Education and Training	4%
Other Work Activities/Expenses	15%
Administration and Systems	9%
Other Nonassistance	4%
Remaining Categories	1%

Remaining Categories: Less than 3% each used for Pregancy Prevention and Two Parent Formation.
No funds used for Authorized Under Prior Law, Individual Development Accounts, Refundable Tax Credits, or Nonrecurrent Short Term Benefits.
Categories not included due to negative numbers: Work Subsidies.

United States
Share of Federal and State Funds Used by Category

Basic Assistance	43%
Child Care Spent or Transferred	19%
Transferred to SSBG	4%
Authorized Under Prior Law	4%
Other Work Activities/Expenses	8%
Administration and Systems	9%
Other Nonassistance	7%
Remaining Categories	6%

Source: Calculations by Center for Law and Social Policy from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data