The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-19
Family Allowances
Are Increo osed

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substantial portion of their sup
port):
A total of $37, payable only
as Class B when they are de-
pendent upon soldier for only a
while no allowance is payable to
Glass B-1 dependent.
The War Department stresses the
fact that dependents already receiv-
ing family allowance need make
no application for the increased
benefits. Procedures for converting
every account involving a depend
ent who is eligible to receive the in
creased amounts have already been
set UP, and letters and inquiries will
usually only delay the work. Checks
will continue to be in the old
amounts until the accounts can be
set up under the new rates, but
when the conversion is accom-
plished on an account, any sums ac-
crued will be included in the first
increased check. 1t will take several
months to complete the conversion
of the millions of accounts, but
there will be no interruption to the
regular monthly mailing of checks.
Others Now Eligible
Under the new regulations enlist
ed men in the first three grades
(maSter, technical and staff ser
geants) who before November l had
been receiving monetary allowances
in nf ~ fO,
entS may elect either to continue
such allowances in conjunction with
a Class E allotment-of-pay, or to
discontinue them in favor of fam
lily allowance. In either case the
money will be sent directly to their
dependents by the Office of De-
( pendency Benefits. No new none
tary allowances in lieu of quarters
may be authorized after November
l, and only those already in effect
before November 1 may be contin-
ued at the soldiers option.
Another change in the law makes
husbands ard children of WACs ell
igible for family allowances if they
can prove that t-2ey are dependent
upon the serviceWoman for a chief
portion of their support
Other Changes
Other changes in the law make
the following provisions:
Cd The initial family allowance
to Glass A and Glass B-1 dependents
now comes entirely from the gov
ernment and is paid as soon as
practicable after application is filed,
if the soldier applies within Is days
after he enters upon active duty,
and is payable for the entire month
in which he enters on such duty.
(2) A new dependent acquired
within given month Cby marriage,
birth, adoption, or change of eco
nomic status now becomes eligible
in the month in which acquired,
instead of in the month following
as heretofore, and is payable for the
entire month in which the change
takes place.
90 If dependent dies, payment
of allowance now continues until
the end of the month in which the
death occurs, instead of ceaSing on
the first of that month as hereto
fore.
(4 Formerly, two parents sub
stantially dependent upon the SOL
dier received SAT a month if the
soldier had no Glass A depend
ents. Where there were Glass A's,
too, Glass BIS received only $50 for
two parents or $40 for a single par
ent. Now, either one parent or two
will receive $37, and such parent or
parents Cor brothers or sisters) will
receive this same amount, regard
less of the Glass A dependents
named. However, if any Glass B-1
dependent is named, then no Glass
B dependent may receive a family
allowance. The fixed amount of
$37 covers any number of Class B
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