United States - Government social benefits: to persons: State and local: Public assistance: General assistance was 52.17700 Bil. of $ in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Government social benefits: to persons: State and local: Public assistance: General assistance reached a record high of 52.17700 in January of 2022 and a record low of 0.08600 in January of 1945. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Government social benefits: to persons: State and local: Public assistance: General assistance - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2024.