Show Social Security Office Taking faking Tal ing Applications The Provo social security office is now taking applications for supplemental security Income in income In- In income come payments a federal program scheduled to start in 1974 that will establish an in income income income in- in come floor for people in financial need who are 65 or over or blind or disabled But people already getting state old age assistance or state aid because they are blind or disabled dont don't have to apply They will be getting more in information information information in- in formation later this year about how the program will help them The first monthly payments under the federal program willbe will willbe willbe be made in January 1974 Until then state and local public assistance as assistance assistance as- as offices will continue to make payments In tn the usual way Federal supplemental security security security rity income payments will be made by the Social Security Administration but the pro pro- gram will be financed by federal general revenues revenues not revenues not by social security contributions from workers and employers It U is not the same as social security The aim of the new program is isto isto isto to provide supplemental payments payments payments pay pay- ments in cases of need so that people 65 or over or blind or disabled will have a basic cash income of at least month for one person and a month for a couple People not getting public as assistance assistance as- as who think they may be eligible for the new federal payments should call or write the social security office to find out if they should apply The Provo office is located at East North and their telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone number Is Extension Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tension Their re representative representative representative re- re will be in I Manti Basement of the County Courthouse North Entrance from pm p.m. until pm p.m. on August and |