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Show Welfare Recipients Musi Work Under New Law Regulations under a new 1II0W law that will require approximately 4,000 of Utah's welfare recipients to siiin up fur work or work training were received today by Fvan 10. Jones, Jr., Director Di-rector of Utah Division ol Family Services. The new law will lake effect July 1, W72. Alfecled will be p,,r.sons who receive or apply for AF DC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). "More than eight out of ten will be mothers, because there a'-o really few able-bodied malo adults in the AFDC program, according to Mr. Jones. Persons now receiving welfare wel-fare under the AFDC Pro-grain Pro-grain will be required to sign up for the program by the end of the year as a Condi, lion for receivinc aid. The sign-up for work is actually an extension of I he existing Work Incentive Program, a joint 1I10W - Labor plan ta help welfare families become sell supporting. Previously, the only indi viduals in the AFDC program required by Federal law to be registered for the WIN program were unemployed lathers and children over 1G who are out of .school. Mr. Jones points out that there is more to getting a job than just signing up. "In order to get work or train for a job, these women will need child care services, home-maker home-maker help, and perhaps1 management, housing, fam. ily planning or other serv ices." Federal funds will pay for GO percent of these employ, mentrelated services, he said. The new regulation? call for special units to be set up in local welfare ollice? to help arrange for theso services. Those in job training will receive their full wellare allotment, al-lotment, plus $.')0 a month in. centive pay. Employers whe hire WIN participants cp also claim a first year tav credit of 20 percent on wages paid them. The employee-" must remain employed a se"-ond se"-ond full year, although if they quit, become disabled, or are fired for cause the credit can still be claimed. Utah will benefit under the new law, receiving 90 percent Federal aid for WLN- conneeled services instead of the present 75 percent. Also, the Federal share of man. power costs will increase Irom 80 to 90 percent. Although the new regulations regula-tions become effective July J, persons have 30 days to submit sub-mit suggested revisions. Comments on the HEW (regulations should be sent to: SRS Administrator, HEW Washington, DC 20201. Com. ments on Labor regulations should go to Assistant Secretary Secre-tary of Manpower, Department Depart-ment of Labor, Washington, D.C. 20210. |