BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably).
Historically, marriage has played a critical role in the raising of children.
From “Poorly Understood: What Americans Get Wrong About Poverty.
One of the turning points in the 2012 presidential campaign was Republican nominee Mitt Romney privately saying that 47 percent of the population -- supporters of President Barack Obama, he said -- .