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Show State Welfare Report Looks Rosy THEY ARE OLDER THAN WE THOUGHT: The average aver-age age of the 9,687 Utah Welfare recipients on January 30, 1UT4 was 70 'o years, according to reports of the Utah State Welfare Commission. There were 2,!K5 or 'M','c of the total over SO years of age, and 33C over !K) and nine were over 100 years. On the younger end of the scale, the reports re-ports show but 1,583 or lGS'c were under 70 years of age. We wonder if any other state has such a high average age of welfare recipients as Utah. LIEN LAW IN OPERATION. We have been shown that with the enactment of lien laws - first a modified form effective ef-fective July 1, 1947 and then one with "across the board" provisions in May 1918 - old age welfare rolls were reduced from 14,308 to 10,818 or 24 (the present load is 9,813 persons). In that time it may be noted that average monthly month-ly payments to individuals jumped from $40.05 to $58.12 oi 45. Fewer recipients - more pay, lower costs. WHEN THE LIEN LAW WAS PASSED, it was not expected ex-pected that revenues resulting therefrom would be great. Let's see what happened. The State Welfare Commission reports that up to June 30, 1954 a total of $581,93(5 had been received from property of deceased old-age recipients. Amounts recovered per case varies from $1.92 to $3,85!). There were 3G payments of more than $2,1(K). |