Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-03
Aides Give Cost
Of Studying All
In z Coteeories
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

656 for a 3-year investigation
of all of the cases in the Aid
to Dependent Children and
General Public Assistance cat
egories wheer sample checks
have shown a high percentage
of cheaters.
These are the two of five re-
lief categorieS where a special
investigation ordered last year
by Senator Byrd, Democrat of
West Virginia, showed a stable
percentage of ineligibility.
During hearings before the
Senate District Appropriations
subcommittee. the Senator told
welfare representatives he felt
it was evident from the results
of the investigation that it
would be appropriate to discuss
the number of workers needed
to go through the entire ADO
and GPA case loads.
1T is evident already that
the GPA case load is in as bad
a condition. as ADO, if not
worse, although we shouldn't
assume that at this point"
Senator Byrd said.
Reveals First Reports
He revealed yesterday that
the first reports on the spe-
cial investigation of General
Public Assistance recipients,
who are temporarily disabled,
showed 20 out of 81 ineligible.
The earlier ADO special in
vestigation. now completed,
showed 81 per cent of those in
vestigated ineligible.
William Calvin, head of the
welfare departments office of
Investigations and collections.
estimated that 80 new positions
would be needed to do the
sweeping job checking the two
categories and keep up with
regular Investigations as we'll.
Mr.. Calvin said he felt it
would take three years to do
the job. He estimated the in
tensive investigation would cost
S455.552 annually in local
money. Approximately 100000
in Federal matching money
would also be available.
So Million Total
This would bring the total
cost in both local and Federal
funds for the three-year period
to more than So million.
There now are 4,976 cases in
the Aid to Dependent Children
category and LIZA in the Gen
eral Public Assistance category.
/ Senator Byrd deferred until
next week inquiry into the pub
lie assistance program in gen.
eral. He said he wants time to
read a report prepared in 1858;
which he indicated yesterday
warned the department that
conditions existed that would
foster ineligibles on the rolls.
Senator Byrd spent most of
the morning on the welfare de-
parents request for $4,000 to
launch a day care program for
children of mothers on relief so
the mothers can go to work.
The Senator gave every in
dication that unless more ex-
ploration changes his mind he
is in favor of funds for this
project.
Urges Cleanup
In hearings on the welfare
budget yesterday, Senator Byrd
called for a wholesale cleanup
Of free-loading in the District"
and attacked the mess" in the
Welfare Department.
He also asked Mr.. Shea to
come up with a plan for chill
dren whose families are re-
moved from the rolls as in
eligible.
Senator Byrd observed that
of 538 children dropped after
recent special investigation,
only 80. or 6 per cent, ended up
at Junior Village for home
less youngsters. None has been
there before.
But since the investigation
was based on a scientific
sampling of Aid to Dependent
Children cases, it is fair to as
sumo that the same percentage
Of children will need shelter at
Junior Village or in foster
homes as investigations con-
tinue, he said.
Cites Misfortune
I'm not belittling the chill
dren's misfortune" the Senator
said. He added that some may
be better off outside of their
own home.
Senator Byrd told Welfare
Director Shea yesterday he be-
lieveS Mr.. Shea is conscientious
and wants to do a good job.
Il think you ought to have
the opportunity to clean this
thing up, and will clean it up"
he said.
But he turned his fire on
Bernard w. ScholZ, head of the
Public Assistance Division. de-
claring. If you were an elected
representative of the people
you'd lose your job in a hurry
unless you made things right In
a hurry. Because the man who
is supervisor of the Public As
sistance Division has to bear
the responsibility for its short
comings. You said you we're
surprised at these findings"