what president started welfare
President Franklin D. Roosevelt started what is now known as the  welfare program in the United States. It was created in response to  the Great Depression.lthough the poverty rate declined in the 1960s, more than 4 million new recipients signed up for welfare.. Read more: Welfare-A Brief History Of Welfare Reform-Programs, Assistance, Act, Recipients, Responsibility, and Training-located in the related link below.