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Show State PubUc Puic Welfare Wefae ! Board Explains ExplainsProvisions ExplainsProvisions Provisions of Old Age ge Pension Act ActI ! ct _ I J A ' " & . formal written wntten statement st3tement e ex- ex exlaininq ex-islaminq ex islaminq - - - Ilaminq laininq : why the state board of ofpublic olpublic pubhC public ' \ welfare celfare \ e1fare feels justified in re- re reqrnnng requiring re requiring - - quiring qrnnng that tllat applicants apphcants for eld cld cid ageissistance age ageissistance issistance SIstance 'l l ' < ; agree agrce to give gne gibe liens Hens ortheh on ontheh ontheli theh theli property propeitt propel t\ t ts \ wis wts , \s s " \ issued by thestate the thestate thestate state boird bo'ud boud betrd ' of pubUc public welfare uelfare uelfareIt \ welfareIt \ elfare elfareIt It is an anS\ anS answer anSer anz'ccer anzccer \ ' . ' er t fcs ta ' ) ciiticism cntIclsm cuticism dir- dir directed directed dir directed - ected at the boaid bomd by b3 b byanous } \ , \anous anous arious per persons perwns persons sons wns and groups since it was de- de deI deClded decided de decided - - I cided Clded aeek a week \\eek eek \ \ ago to mike m\ke m ke mtke ' \ this cne crie crieof cueof . of the conditions ! ( precedent to re- re recelvlrg receivir'g rc-ceivirg rc ceivirg - - celvlrg ceivir'g ceivirg ' of assistance assistanceThe assistanceThe assistanceThe The statement points pomts out thatold that thatold thatold old ace age ae assistince asslshnce assisttnce is not to be re regrded reg'trded regirded g\rded g rded g'trded gtrded ' \ ' as a oension DenSlOll \ which \ hIeh a pel pei pelsen peison peisen sen son is entitled to receive meicly melely meiely be- be because be because - beIcause cause he is 65 vcirs ve'1rs ve1rs veirs ' of age 01 oi ovel ovei ovelIt oveiIt oveiIt be-I be I It is intended int.ended . onl only } ' foi those aged agedpersns agedperns agedpersons persns perns : " who "ho ho ho are in dire needIt needIt need needIt It is explained e"plamed eplamed " further needI that ie-stnctions ie stnctions Ie- Ie IestnctIOns iestnctions - - - I ] stnctIOns aie ale necessary necessar } because of ofthe ofthe the 011the tremendous load the state must mustcarry mustcarry mustcarry 011 carry under the social \ welfare tselfare \ eUare pro- pro program program pro program - gram . . . The federal government111 government \\111 111 .ull ull \ ' willprovide . 111proVIde .ullprovide \ proVIde onlv onIv only part of the mone money moneyand moneyand } ' and tlie the lest iest must be put uo UD uu by the thestate thestate thestate I state and the counties countiesThe countiesThe countiesThe The stite st\tc st tc st'tte sttte ' \ ' department of publicw publics pubhc public \s s \ \ elfale elfat elf aie e als a15 ais ? , contemplates contemplate ' ) provid provid- providmg providing providing - - ing mg relief rehef for the needy ' blind and andhopes andhopes andhopes hopes it will be . able .able to expand the thepublic thepublic thepublic public health service do some thmg thing thmgfor thingfor thingfor for crippled children cruldren launch a pro program program program gram of child v . welfare eUare elfane and a pro- pro program program pro program - gram of maternal and child Chlld healthall health healthall healthall all of which wWch activities are providedfor provided providedfor providedfor for in m the social sclal scial : security secunty act and andcall andcall andcall call for state stite , financial suppcit suppclt suppeit to toobtain toobtain toobtain obtain federal aIdThe aidThe aid aidThe The statement continues contmues in ex- ex explam.tIon explanation ex explanation - - planation plam.tIon plamtIon . as folIo follows follo'a folloa follows'To " ' s s'To 'To To ' . To finance these piograms plograms the thestate thestate thestate state department depntment of public welfareIo"ks welfareIoks welfare I Ilo'ks 10 lo'ks loks " ' ks to the $2000000 2000000 $2 2 S2 $ 000 000 a } sear ear 'ahich ahich \ ' whichis 'ahichis l1lch l1lchis is available from the sales taand ta ta\ ta taandto \ ' . and andto andto andto to contributions from the countIes countIesThlS countiesThis . , countiesThis ThlS This sa sales les tax money and the sums sumsfrom sumsfrom sumsfrom from the count county } ' must also form the thesource thesource thesource source cf funds for the relief rehef of ofneed.1v ofneedy ofneedy need.1v need1v needy . persons In 1n our state who do dontt donet donet ntt net come under tinder the social socJal securityact security securityI securityact securityact I act , . namelv namely those persons who are areunemployable areunemployable I IunemploY3Jble unemploY3Jble unemployable for reasons other than thanthat thanthat thanthat that they are aged the parent thanI 01 oi 01guardJan oiguardian 01guardian I guardJan guardian of dependent children chl1dr'n chl1drn ( ' or orbecaue orbecause oriscaii becau-e becau e because < " ' - e they are blind or al aie e othel othei othelI othelWIse otheiwise otheiwise I WIse eligible el1l51ble for asslstance'Thus assistance asslstance Thus 'Thus ' it long has beento been appal appalent appalentI appalentto entto I to the state department deartment de artment of publicwelfare publ1c public publ1cwelfare publicwelfare welfare that the 'a a ' \ welfare eUare elfare problem problemin problemm m in Utah is heavy The idea in m the theminds theminds theminds minds of seme some that every percon person perconover personover personover ; over the age of 65 vears years \ ' was 'aas aas as to re- re receIve receive re receive - - ceive a .a . 'pension pension ' of $30 30 $ a month month'was monthwas ' was de\ de deel developed deteloped \ el d without kno kno'aledge knoaledge knowledgeof kno'aledgeof " ' ledge ledgeof of the facts or of the financialsituation financIal financIalsituat1m financialsituation situat1m situation : of or the state and count'esSuch countesSuch COl1n count'es countes count'esSuch 'es es 'esSuch ' ' Such an Idea had no basis in m any 9ny- 9ny any- 9nything anything anything - thing to be found in m the social se secUrIty secunty secunty cUrIty cunty act 01 oz any announcement announcementfrom announcementfrom announcement'rcm announcementrcm from ' the state department of pub pub- pubhe publie pubic - - he lie ic v/elfare v elfare welfare / In fact this idea pubI has hasbeer hasbeer hasbeen I beer ' penstently penstentIy refuted refute-d refute d - by board boardmembers boardmembers boardmembers members in public pubhe utterances andin and andin andin in the press press'The 'The The ' The state department and the thecounty thecounty thecounty county departments of public pubhc wel- wel welfare welfare wel welfare - - fare must limit li1mt the number nmnbet ' receiv recelV- recelV receiv- recelVm receiving receiving - - m ing assistance to those most m'Jst mJst ' needyI needyIn needy I ' In view of all the circumstances circumstanceshere , -here here there - is 15 no injustice in m requinng requiring requinngthat requiringthat requiringhat that : an applicant for old age ag assis- assis assisance assistance assislance - - - tance lance -ance ance - be required TE'quired TEquired ' to grant a lien on onhis onhis onhis his or hpr hr h < * r property This lien need neednot neednot neednot not incon inconvenience incomenlence enience the applicant applicantThe applicantThe applicantThe The lien hen is to be c collected : > llected only onlyhen only'ahen onlywhen \\hen hen 'ahen ahen \ ' \ the estate is liquidated It is isnot isnot isnot not expected that a lien will w1l1 be col- col collected collected col collected - - lected while a surviving srn"viving srnviving " spouse is isOCCUPYillg iscccupymg isoccupying OCCUPYillg cccupymg the real estate estate'The 'The The 4The 4 ' The stat state department of public publicwelfare publicwelfare publicwelfare welfare "feels feels " that if the public pubhc sup- sup suprports suports sup supports - ports rports orts an aged person who has pro- pro property property pro property - perty that the property should go goo I 110 ? the public rather than to rela- rela relatit rela relatives - . II th tit tives es or others who cannot or will willnot willnot not Wl1llnot support the aged person Wl1ll A1 As : , Asone Asone one county commissioner said * ' 'We We 'Wecan 'Wecan * ' Wecan can not see why the county should shouldlook shouldlook shouldlook look after aged persons who have haveproperty haveproperty I property when their relatives ill m illmany mmany inmany many instances mstances go gal1lvanting gallivanting gal1lvantingaround gallivantingaround gaUivantingaround around the country and expect to toget toget toget get the estate of the person main mam- mam main- mamtamed maintamed maintained - tained tamed by pubUc public aid ' "The The 'The " ' ' board canniot cann'Dt cannDt canntt ' see why oldoiks old oldfolks oldfolks folks should be made unhappy bythe by byhe ' -he he the - board boards s rule requiring a . lien lienMany lienMany lienMany Many a person , . the board feeIs feels feeIswculd feelswculd feelswould wculd be happy to grant a lien Hen on onroperty onproperty , roperty which wWch is yielding no in- in income income in income - come in return for a stated amount amountevery amountevery amountevery every month , . and 3nd the board doesnot does doesnot doesnot not feel that there should &hould hould & be anyconcealment any anyconcealment anyconcealment concealment of state and federal federalrequirements federalrequirements federalrequirements requirements Persons who make makeappUcatlon makeapplication makeapplication appUcatlon application should know the maxi maid- maid maidmum maximum . - mum conditions that may be im imposed imposed imposed posed posed"Nearly , . "Nearly Nearly " every state , including Includingmany , . many far more wealthy v.caIthy vcaIthy 'aealthy aealthy . ' than Utahsets utah utahsets Utahsets sets up some rule rube relating relatmg to pos possession pos- pos possession possession - - session of property prcperty owned by ap- ap applicants applicants ap applicants - - plicants for public assistance assistanceut.h's assistanceUtih's assistanceUtah's assistanceUtahs ut.h's ut.hs uths Utih's Utihs . ' laws have long bong provided providedthat providedthat providedthat that a lien may be required from fromapplIcants fromapphcants fromapplicants applIcants apphcants for old age asslStnnce assistance asslStnnceThe assistanceThe assistanceThe The fedel fedeial fecleial al act get recognizes recog11lzes this thissituation tillssituation ituatIOn situation ' ) by providing provlUng ( thit th'lt thlt tlvtt ' 'If If ' astate a astate state or lr ( any of its pcUtical pclltical pclitlcal sub subdivisions sub- sub subdiVISIOns subdivisions - divisions coUect collect from the estate of ofany ofany ofany any recipient of old age assistance assistancefUTmshed assistancefurnished assistancefurnished fUTmshed furnished him hun undei undel undet the plan , one onehalf onehalf onehalf half of the net amount so col1ccted collected col1cctedshal1 collectedshall collectedshall shal1 shall be promptly paid to the U S SAny SAny SAny Any payment so made shall be de- de deposited deposited de deposited - - posited in the treasury treasu ' to the creditof credit creditof creditof of the appropriation appropnation for the pur pur- pun- pun purposes purpose punposes - poses pose ' ) of this title ' 'Utah'se1fare 'Utah's Utahs Utah's 4Utah's 4 ' ' \ ' welfare \\e1fare e1fare 'aelfare aelfare needs require requirethat requirethat requirethat that the best ipossible lpOSSible tpossible . use u.se be made madeof madeof madeof of . available a.vailable funds that those who whoare whoare whoare are to receive assistance assl.st'lnce assl.stlnce asslstlnce . . ' shall be bethose bethose bethose those mcst deserving of help Any , I Isums sums collected col1ected from liqUidation liquidation of ofestates ofestates ofestates estates upon which there are liens lienswl1l lienswill Uenswill wl1l will go Into the program for extend extend- extending extending extending - ing o1c old age assistance to others 'others ' " ' |