Show BOARD TO LIST PENSION STATES V WASHINGTON Nov No 13 UP The RI-The The social security board will soon begin begin begin be be- I gin deciding which states will be eligible for Cor old age assistance grants when congress appropriates the money for them in January Under the social security law the board must approve the pension system of a state before it can get the federal grants of 15 15 a month for Cor each needy aged Individual The board has been working at top speed to survey state laws and advise state officials on compliance with the federal act It aims to get as many as possible of them in inline inline inI I line lino by the time congress acts It was wa handicapped at first by lack of oC funds and staff For the last few weeks however with money for administration purposes at last available the board has been busy negotiating with state officials This is the first of oC three major provisions of oC the social security act to become operative For that reason reason rea rca son the board has been concentrating ing on it When this is out of the way officials will give more time timeto to other provisions unemployment provisions unemployment benefit systems and the contributory contributory contributory tory old age pension system |