Evening star., 1951-02-09
Security Agency Pays
S6,1b,9S2 in Year
Under D. {. Programs

Federal benefits totaling &c.
126982 were distributed to resi-
dents Of the District during the
1860 fiscal year under the health,
education and social security pro-
grams Of the Federal Security
Agency. 1t was announced today.
A large part went for programs
financed Jointly by District and
Federal funds, Micheal j. Short
ley, regional director, reported. BY
the end OF last June II 200 Dis
trict residents were receiveing old
age and survivors insurance at the
rate of $226,o00 per month.
Monthly benefits paid to re-
tired workers, their wives and de-
pendent children totaled $1,775,-
900 during the year. Survivors of
insured workers received 1899 900.
In addition. lump-sum payments
tota1ing $177.000 were made to
survivors not Immediately eligible
for monthly benefits.
Assistance Payments.
Federal payments under three
assistance programs during the
year accounted for the following:
Aid to dependent children, $891,-
299: old-age assistance, $819,649,
and aid to the needy blind, $79,541.
The amounts spent by the Dis
trict from its own funds for these
purposes were .$966,578 in old-age
assistance; 1851 $50 in aid to the
needy child and $57.838 for the
needy blind. In addition, the Fed
eral Government shared one-half
OF the approved administrative
expenditures for these programs.
The number of recipients under
the three programs included 6,344
children in 1000 families, 2,845
aged and 265 needy blind.
Under 1850 amendments to the
Social Security Act. more Federal
money will be spent this fiscal
year to aid dependent children,
and States will be given additional
assistance in the cases of needy
persons permanently or totally
disabled.
Health, Welfare Payments.
OF a total of $22,777,725 paid
to States for health and welfare
services to mothers and children,
the District received about S231,-
996 to help build up it's maternal,
child health, crippled children's
and child welfare services. These
programs are administered by the
District Health Department and
the Board of Public Welfare.
Funds: for general health pro-
grams In the District amounted to
$50, ,902 paid by the Federal Gov
ernment. The District also re-
ceived $61 1,192 in Federal funds
to carry out its tuberculosis pre-
vention program. A total of 1,068
patients received treatment for
yepereal disease, to which $780,
$50 In Federal funds were contrib
uted. e-
Other grants for public health
services included $17,656 for can
GER control, $23,326 for mental
health activities. $18.807 for heart
disease control and S10,304 for
industrial waste studies.
For Hospital Construction.
The District received $145,762
paid out of Federal funds towards |
the construction of two hospitals !
and $336,662 was given directlYl
in research grants to if1stitutionsf
here.
Vocational education accounted |
for Federal grants of $135 600. /
Through the vocational rehabili-
tation system, 1,019 disabled men
and women in the District re-
ceived assistance of various kinds.
Federal assistance amounted to
$195,545, supplementing $4,000
in District funds.
Before the rehabilitation serv-
ices started, the people aided were
earning about $4,000 a year.
When rehabilitation was COM
pleted. the mass earning power
had increased to $753.000 a year
In many types Of occupation.