Evening star., 1936-03-15
D. c. AND 12STATES
ON CHILD AID LIST.
Social Security Board Sup
plies Fund for 75,167
Dependents.

BY the Associated Press.
Twelve States and the District of
Columbia are receiving funds from the
Social Security Board to pay for the
care Of 75,167 children that have no
means of support.
These children, under 16, are living
with some specified relative, usually
their mother, in place maintained as
o home.
Estimates gathered by the Social Sc
curity Board from the II States and
the District of Columbia, disclosed yes
terday that in addition to the 75,l67
now receiving aid, upward of another
10000 are involved In plans that are
being worked out or have been sub
mitted by IL other States.
Under the law, the board contributes
one-third of the amount for each child,
plus one-third of the administrative
expenses, with the limitation that the
Federal Government shall not con-
tribute more than Sc a month for the
maintenance Of the first child in
family or more than 81 month for
the second child.
To Preserve Families.
The chief purpose Of the plan Is to
contribute help which will allow women
to hold their family together after the
death Or disability Of their husband,
permitting the homes to be maintained
without the necessity of sending the
children to institutions.
OF the plans that have been ap-
proved. the District Of Columbia has
the highest average monthly payment
It averages SIS a month for each Of
its 4,733 fatherless or dependent chill
dren.
Among the States, Maryland, Wis
consin and Idaho have the highest av-
erage payments. They, each, average
SIS a month for 5000 children in
Maryland, 10000 in Wisconsin and
1000 in Idaho.
The average amount paid monthly
and the estimated number of chill
dren in the other States that are
receiving funds are:
Mississippi $l050 for 1000; Ala
bama, $40 for 10000; New Hampshire,
S13.41 for 937; Maine. s12 for S4,7o0;
Nebraska. $11 for 10000; wyoming,
1882 for 9O7; Washington, sl4!4S
for 1918; New Mexico. $3.50 for 2,577;
Arizona, S14.33 for 5000.
Check Up Under Way.
A close check up Of the workings
Of the plan is now being made by in
vestigators for the board to aid in
the formulation of policies that will
govern the distribution of funds dur
ing the next quarter year.
At the beginning of each quarter,
the board submits to the treasury its
estimate Of the amount that will be
needed during the next three months
for ALLEGATIONS to the aged, blind and
for dependent children.
Definite plans and estimates have
been submitted for:
Colorado, SIS for 5000; Utah, $1403
for 6,043; Massachusetts,, $lll3 for
13.479; Vermont, SO for SIT; Rhode
Island, $I2.15 for 1850; Connecticut,
SIS for 3,133.
They are in the process OF formu-
lation for Ohio, Minnesota, California
and Delaware. Several other States
have discussed plans with Miss Jane
Hoey, director of the division which
makes grants TO States.
Kansas submitted a plan calling
for an average monthly payment of
$40 to 1900 children, but 1t was re-
jected because it did not meet certain
legal requirements.
Save for Georgia and South Caro-
Ina, all Of the other States have laws
allowing such State contributions and
most Of them are studying plans
which would entitle them to Federal
aid.