Cuts in social services would have a minimal effect on recipients, officials said yesterday.

There are several, and each would have an impact not only on cost, but also on recipients, providers or both.

A significant number of the foundations established in recent years have been small, family organizations, which typically focus their giving on local recipients.

Other civil rights laws may impose additional requirements on recipients and subrecipients.

Nonetheless, the face of welfare has changed markedly, and pressure on recipients to get a job is sweeping the system.

That fact suggests that on average former recipients who stay at work may not see their wages rise very much.

Some states impose an inheritance tax on recipients of bequests.

Its Medicaid spending on recipients in skilled nursing facilities was 122 percent above the national average.

It would impose stricter work requirements on recipients and provide a modest increase in money for child care.

But they also placed severe penalties on recipients who, for whatever reason, failed to comply with the rules.