Evening star., 1936-02-14
AID ALLOTMENTS
OF S102,51O PAID
FOR3D. c. CAUSES
Social Security Checks Go
for Aged, Blind and De-
pendent Children.
FIRST QUARTER FUNDS
FROM $4,446,622 TOTAL
Grants to Many States Include
$548,100 to Iowa for Old.
Age Assistance.

Three checks totaling S102,510.56
were mailed by the Social Security
Board this morning to the District of
Columbia, the funds to be used for
immediate administration of approved
plans for old-age assistance, aid to
blind and aid to dependent children.
The allotments. first to be made, are
for February and March only.
OF the three, the old-age assistance
program receives the largest allotment
with a check for S47,25O. The pro-
gram for dependent children receives
s45,8l0.56, while that for the blind
gets S9,450.
These local grants, following closely
upon enactment of the appropriation
bill carrying frst-quarter funds for
the social security program, are in
cluded in total of S4,446, ,622 66, which
the board has made for the three pro-
grams noted.
S548,10 for Iowa.
Checks for seven grants, first to be
made, were mailed out last night,
among them being largest of the two
day batch, S548, 100 to Iowa for old
age assistance. Others going out last
night were $l05,000 to Alabama and
S33,075 to Delaware for old-age as
sistance; $4,725 to Arizona and 81 $50
to Connecticut for aid to blind; S32,l2
to Arizona and $4,000 to Alabama for
aid to dependent children.
Funds going out today included the
following;
For old-age assistance-Maryland,
Sl68,00O; Idaho, S157, 600; Michigan,
S346,500; Mississippi, Sl83,75O Mis-
souri,. S315,000; Nebraska. S347,13O;
New Hampshire, $4,000: Rhode
Island, $30,03O; Vermont, S43,54434;
Washington. s420,OO0; Wisconsin,
s393,75o; Wyoming, s55,944.
Aid TO blind-Idaho, S6,300; Maine,
S26,25o; Mississippi, $500; Nebraska,
Sl5,540; New Hampshire, S5,O4O; North
Carolina, So ,324 90; Wisconsin, S52,-
1899; Wyoming, S4,l6140.
Aid to dependent children-Mary-
land, S92,40O; Idaho, s10,l33.33;
Maine, S39,555.33; Mississippi, s32,-
1858; Nebraska S75.s7S; New Hamp.
shire, S8.720; Washington, S95,5 sos;
Wisconsin, 100000; Wyoming, S8.-
696.53.
Ratio of Distribution.
In the use of these funds the Federal
allotment is designed to match State
and District expenditures dollar for
dollar in the case of aid to needy blind
and old aged and 81 for each 50 in
case of dependent children. In addi-
ton, the board will provide per cent
extra for administrative purposes in
connection with the first two pro-
grams.
The law provides that allotments are
to be made on a quarterly basis with
State and District plans to receive
approval of the board in order to
qualify for funds. Up to the present.
II States and the District have quail
fed for old-age funds while II States
and the District have qualified for
each of the other two programs.
These three programs are the only
ones involving grants to States which
come under administration of the So
cial Security Board. Programs for
maternal and child health, aid to
crippled children and child welfare
come under the Children's Bureau of
the Labor Department, while the Pub
lie Health program will be admins
tered by the Public Health Service.
The program for vocational rehabili-
tation is to be handled by the Office
of Education in the Interior Depart
ment.
Programs of unemployment COM
pensation and Federal oldage PEN
sions involve no direct grants to
States except for administrative pur-
DOSeS