Evening star., 1937-03-31
SOCIAL SECURITY
AIDS $4,000 HERE
D. c. Participates to Full
Extent With All 10 Pro.
visions in Effect.

Inc Social security bOarQ an
nounced today that $4,000 men,
women and children in Washington
are benehting directly under all 10
provisions OF the security act
Tha board estimated that l41, 900
persons are working under provisions
OF the Districts unemployment COM
pensation law, and $3.50 persons are
being cared for uIder approved public
assistance plans.
Records show that 1853, ,480 workers
have applied for accounts under the
old-age Dement'S program. Virtually
all these are covered under the Dis
triet's unemployment compensation
law
The board pointed out that in the
year since Federal funds became
available under the security act the
District has taken steps for full
participation in all provisions and
is now receiving Federal financial
assistance,
Jobless Benefits Cited.
The board called attention to the
fact that the unemployment COM
pensa ton law entities jobless bene-
ficiaries to 10 per cent Of their full
time weekly wages, plus 10 per cent
for q dependent husband or wife. plus
per cent for each dependent rela-
tive up to 4 maximum of SIS week.
Benefits may last up to is weeks
during q year, depending on the work.
ers past employment.
The District already is collecting
funds under this law, which stipu-
lateS that unemployment compensa-
ton payments will begin in January,
1898, The District has received Fed
eral grants of s1l07s3 to defray the
expense of administering the law.
The board stated that under State
Federal public assistance programs,
approximately $3.50 of the Districts
needy are receiving regular cash sl-
lowances from funds provided in
part by the District and in part by
the Government. OF this total. about
1000 are needy old people. $50 are
blind and $3.50 are dependent chill
dren In 1880 families.
March Payments.
1t was estimated that in March the
District will pay out from combined
Federal and local funds a total OF
$ll7,l00 for public assistance, OF
which $50800 is for old age assistan nee,
$4,000 for aid to the blind and S63, 100
for aid to dependent children.
In January, average individual pay
ments to the three groups were: Aged,
1884; blind, s2445: dependent chill
dren, $l824 per child, or SILT to
each family.
The Districts public assistance plans
under the act were approved on
December 81, 1885, and it was among
the first to receive Federal grants
when funds became available in Feb
ruary, 1886 All told. it has received
Federal grants Of 1922, ,0e0 IS for public
assistance. OF this total. the Federal
contribution for old age assistance
comes to sl89.3323l, for aid to the
blind to s20,s2470. and for aid to
dependent children to 33ll, ,90334.
The board pointed out that before
the District began cooperating with
the Federal Government in these
three provisions, 1t already had made
certain public assistance provisions,
notably the law for aid to dependent
children, passed in 1925, and the law
for old age assistance passed in 1898.
Service Extension Provided For.
The three maternal and child well
fare programs. administered by the
Children's Bureau of the Labor De-
partment, provide for extension Of
such services. particularly in rural
areas. The District had An approved
plan for maternal and child health
services for 1896 and Federal pay
ments totaling sl4,522.s0 had been
made by June 80.
The plan approved for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1897, provides
for 4 Federal grant OF $43,3l6.64.
Under the 1886 approved plan for
services for crippled children,
$5,586.68 had been paid to the Dis
trict by June 30, 1886. The 1897
plan, as approved, includes . Fed
eral grant of $4,000. A Federal
grant of 81 ,666.3o was paid the District
for the child welfare services under
the 1895 plan. For the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1887, Z Federal grant
Of $4,000 WAS provided in the Dis
trict plan aS approved.
The purpose Of vocational rehabili-
tation is to provide re-education for
workers crippled in industry. At the
end of the last fiscal year, Az such
persons were receiving training under
the Districts program, for which the
city has received Federal grants Of
100000.