The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-07
FEDERAL SECURITY
 FUNDS BENEFITED
 PEOPLE OF kLksKA

PEUPkE Vs AsNJSE
 The people of Alaska have bene- fitted from Federal funds amount ing to $2,247.914 during the fiscal year 1850 under the health, educa- ton and social security programs of the Federal Security Agency, ac- cording to a summary released to- day by Dr. Jack c. Haldeman, Deputy Regional Director of the Federal Security Agency for Alaska Operation of these programs Is described in the forthcoming Fe2- eral Security Agency annual report for the fiscal year ended June 90, 1850. The highlights of these opera tions are given i,1 the Administra- tors Report. just issued by Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing.
 The benefits and services re- ceived by people under the Federal Security Agency programs Dr. Haldeman said demonstrate the effectiveness of State and Federal teamwork. A large part of the Federal expenditure of $2,247,914 went for programs financed jointly by Territorial. local and Federal funds. A complete accounting for these programs would require the inclusion of Alaska's public funds that were expended for the same programs.
 "The S2,247914 includes payments under the Federal old-age and sur vivors insurance program" pr. Haldeman added. Tt does not in- clude expenditures under other Fed eral Security Agency program ad- ministered entirely by the Federal Government, such as programs con- cerned with pure food and drugs; certain public health services, like quarantine and epidemic controls; services to the Territorial educa- tional system: and supervision of Federal credit unions Such nation- wide programs benefit everyone in Alaska. but it is not possible to break down the amount spent on a State by State basis.
 Thousands Benefited
 While Federal Security Agency programs in one way or another, directly or indirectly, benefit every man, woman and child in the Terri tory" pr. Haldeman said. thou sands of persons received individual benefits or services under certain programs. such as old-age and sur vivors insurance and public assist ance"
 The number of recipients under these programs is included in the following summary of Federal Se- curity Agency activities in Alaska for the fiscalaYsar 1949-50. gs1
 By June 30, 1850, 1,400 residents of Alaska were receiving payments under the Federal system of old age and survivors insurance at a rate of $26,000 per month. This is Federal program administered by the Bureau of Old-Age and Sur vivors Insurance of the Social Se- curity Administration. The system provides a monthly income for workers in private industry and commerce and their families when the worker retires at age 65 or later, and for the dependents of worker who dies. Monthly benefits certified for payment to retired workers, their wives, and their dependent children in Alaska during the fiscal year 1949-50 amounted to $19l,000. Monthly benefits to survivors of in sured workers totaled $87000. These payments went to children, widowed mothers, aged widows, and aged parents of deceased workers. In addition, lump-sum payments total ing $2l,0o0 were made to survivors not immediately eligible for monthly benefits.
 Passage of amendments to the Social Security Act in August, 1850, greatly improved and extended this program. Its insurance protection was made available to about 10 million more people. Many who would not previously have been able to qualify for benefits have already become eligible for payments under the new amendments The amount of payments to individuals was substantially increased beginning with the September, 1850, checks.
 Aid For States
 Under the Social Security Act, Federal funds are also made avail able to help States finance approved plans for public assistance. The Federal aspects of the program are administered by the Bureau of Public Assistance, Social Security Administration. Federal funds paid to recipients of public assistance by Alaska for it's two public assist ance programs during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1850, were as follows: Aid to dependent children, S1Q4 TAD and old-ape assistance