Evening star., 1962-09-07

there is proof that the man in
the home" has q relationship
similar to marriage with the
lmother-for example, he helps
pay the rent, he shares a bank
account. or he buys food.
Broad Inquiry Asked
Earlier, at hearings, the
United States Controller Gen.
eral recommended that al
general public assistance cases
be investigated. This is in line
with a 81 million investigation
asked by District officials OF
possible cheating by general
relief and aid-to-dependent-
children recipients.
Senator Byrd resumes hear
ings this afternoon. They may
be confined next week.
Mr.. Shea today presented a
total budget Of $22, ,066, ,126,
which is $10,407 less than a
proposal made to the subcom-
mittee last week.
Mr.. Shea proposed that the
buildup of the investigating
force provide for 154 investi-
gators and their clerical help,
rather than a total of 1875 as
proposed last week.
The smaller force would
carry a price tag of $518,830
for the total program, 500, ,905
less than the original proposal
last week. Senator Byrd at
that time said he preferred
the smaller or alternate pro-
posal. 1t would give the city
more opportunity to evaluate
its new super investigative staff
and still provide q compre-
hensive check of the caseload
as well as half Of all new cases
Seeks More for Relief
Mr.. Shea asked for an in
crease of $85,113 for relief
grants. This reflects the pro-
posal for the smaller investiga-
tive force which would carry
out its investigation over a
longer period Of time. Thus
cheaters would not be elm
mated as quickly as at first
anticipated. Included in this
grant request is an increase OF
$160,002 for cases in the aid to
dependent children category, 9
reduction of $5,419 in the gen.
eral public assistance category
and a reduction of $72.133 in
the aid to permanently and
totally disabled.
The total expenditure for
grants would be $5.304,742.
Mr.. Shea also proposed that
only II instead of % new
workers be added to the Child
Welfare division in the foster
home care area. His staff was
to elaborate on this request
later.
Campbell Asks Action
Joseph Campbell, Controller
General, told Senator Byrd in
his letter that the public assist
ance division had not taken the
necessary action to determine
whether recipients were eligible
for continued support under
the general public assistance
program, or eligible under an
other welfare program.
He also said that reliance
can not be placed on recipients
to inform the public assistance
division of conditions which
bear on their eligibility.
He pressed for a complete
investigation of the caseload.
Mr.. Campbell said a con-
tinuing field investigation was
needed to determine eligibility
and the effectiveness Of the
public assistance divisions ad-
ministration of the GPA pro-
gram"
He declared that the results
OF the investigation of General
Public Assistance cases led to
conclusions similar to those
stemming from the GAO's
earlier investigation of a sample
of aid to dependent children
cases. Mr.. Campbell also has
called for an investigation of
all aid to dependent children
cases.
The GAO inve estigators
worked with Welfare Depart
ment investigators IN the
special project.
Random Sampling
The actual investigation
covered 6a 4cases. Eighty cases,
about 5 per cent of the GPA
caseload, were chosen for the
random sampling. OF these
cases. nine had been closed
before the beginning of the in
vestigation in June, and three
were not investigated, two be-
cause the recipients were in