The Omaha guide., 1938-03-26
Rise In Total Cost
Iof Public Relief
Jan. Report Shows

Cost of public relief in January
continued the rise recorded for the
three preceding months, according
to figures issued today by the So
cial Security board. Total Federal,
State and local costs incurred for
aid to the needy in January includ-
ing earning under the Works Pro
gram, amounted to SPOT DOC, 900
an increase of about 12,500,0 900
over the total for December
The figures N ported by the
Board are compiled regularly in
collaboration with other Federal
agencies and state and LEGAL au-
thorities. The Januafy figure in
eludes amounts for the various
programs as follows: Assistance to
the nd dy aged. to the needy blind,
and to dependent children from
federal, stab and local funds under
the Social Security Act, and other
public assistance of these special
types, 100000. 900; earnings under
the Works Program, including the
Works Progress Administration
and other federal agencies through
which wages wire paid to persons
certified as in need Of relief, $98,-
100000; Civilian Conservation
Corps, $50. cor. 900: subsistence
grants under the Farm Security
Administration, $4,000: general
relief in cash and in kind by states
and localities. 47,OOO,0 00. These
sums represent aid received by the
needy, administrative costs are
not included
On the jasis If reports received
BY the Board it was estimated,
after allowance for applications,
that in January about Sc million
different households received public
aid Of one or more of the types of
the above mentioned. This repre-
SCENTS an increase Of about a half
million over the estimates for
December
In each of these major types of
aublic aid except subsistence grant
under the Farm Security Admins
tratiolt. COSTS for January were
than those for December.
There was a rise Of more than 6
per cent. The total cost of A deral
state and local aid to the needy
COR January was about Sc, 100000
the total for January 1897 il
was pointed out, despite the steady
Increase in these costs which Las
continued since October Il was
emphasized that TIT figures re-
ported idicate only the amount Of
id provided and are not %necessar-
Nv a measure Of the extent OF
rIeed for relief. In soma communi-
ties local funds may not have been
available for aid to all the persons
who were eligible to receive 1t
under federal. state or local pro
grams.
According to reports from states
cooperating in public assistance
under the Social Secur-
itv Act costs Of nearly $4,000
900 were incurred in January for
pavments from federal, state and
local funds to recipients of old age
assistance. aid to the blind and aid
10 derendent children In January
there were 1908, $50 recipients of
cid apo assistance in AZ states, the
District Of Columbia, Alaska and
Hawaii, comprising average pay
ment per recipient was $3.50 for
that month. The size of the aver
age pavmnt per recipient ranged
from S453 in Mississippi to 1890
in Colorado. In Sc states, the Dis
trict of Columbia and Hawaii
making payments under the pro
pram for January, aid was extend.
cd to Al, 800 blind persons. The
average payment for the mont
was S255 81. In 80 states, the Dis
trict of Columbia and Hawaii, aic
was provided In January on behal
Of SAP. 2e7 dependent children II
218,499 families. The averag'
monthly payment was $1,000 pei
family IA .t.t