Show Welfare Starts Work With New Utah L Law w By Thomas R. R Mathews Vs I As the echo of bitter and aria heated debate died in the state state capitol Saturday the public welfare re commission com com- mission b began gan working on the Utah welfare program with a new set of tools just provided them by bythe bythe bythe the legislature Most of the commissions commission's remodeling re re- re remodeling remodeling modeling effort will be on the old age ge assistance bracket A A. great I deal of hammering and poun pounding was suffered by the commis commission ion itself as legislative ca carpenters nailed a spending policy cage out of or which the commission is forbidden forbidden forbidden forbid forbid- den to go Tho The most i important por y rie new sections sections sec see of the law Jaw are are the theone one requiring requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring liens Hens the one allowing old age clients to earn or receive a little more money the theone one residence residence- in Utah for lpg Utah tr tWo Yo years in order to receive relief checks and the on one giving additional additional addi add money money to the thc commission Provides Pro State Lien LienThe LienThe LienThe The new lien Hen law means that everyone who receives old age assistance grants must make the state a part own owner er in whatever real property they own The states state's ownership called a lien will amount to the total assistance paid to the old age client By law the state te must wait until the owners owner's owners owner's owners owner's own own- ers er's death before collecting its share from whoever handles the estate of the deceased Take the case of J John hn Doe over 65 who owns a home and lot in Utah He applies for old ag age assistance The welfare commission commis commission commis- commis sion sian will give him an agreement to sign which pledges his home and lot to the state For two years Mr Doe receives 45 a month a total of 1080 In assistance checks Mr Doe dies at the end of ot two years and his hs home is sold zold for 2000 2000 From the 2000 the heirs get before any state deduction This cash exemption Is IsSee isSee isSee See Page P ge 2 Coh Column 4 |