Show County Welfare Board I Assist Needy Families The Summit County Board of Public Welfare authorized payment of In public assistance to needy families and individuals during July 1945 J. J T. T T Cunningham director of the county department de do- department reported This was a decrease from June when was issued cases Of the total Mr Cunningham said or per cent was paid to cases under the old age assistance pro pro- program program program gram 1987 or per cent was Issued 26 families with dependent children or 15 per cent was WM paid to 4 aid to the blind cases or 97 per cent went to 21 unemployable Cases ases or 1 18 per cent was for 7 children under foster care or 07 per cent was paid for the care of 3 adults In institutions institutions and 1500 or 01 per cent was for 1 individual under tho the sight con Con- conservation Conserva conservation serva program Meantime the total of public assist assist- assistance anco ance payments throughout the state during July 1945 dropped slightly be below be- be below low the figure for tor the previous month and tho the number of cases on the reci reel recipients recipients rolls continued to move lower a report released by the Public Welfare Commission today showed During July payments under all programs combined II amounted to 14 cases compared to issued Cases eases in June June decreases Decreases of or 04 per cent in payments and or 07 per cent in caseload Compared to July 1944 payments last month had in- in increased Increased creased or 26 20 per cent while I tho caseload had dropped or 15 per percent cent That the caseload is continuing to decline with only few recorded Inter Inter- Interruptions Interruptions interruptions since January 1942 should hould not be allowed to blind us to the fact tact that an upswing is already in motion the report pointed out The annual rate or of decrease is slowing very rapidly While I tho the general trend has been constantly downward during the last three and 1 lone half one half years ears it is Important to bear bearin bearIn in mind that the peak of or that move move- movement movement movement ment was reached early in 1943 In Janu I ary of that year records of or the depart depart- department department department ment show that for tor tho the immediately I preceding month 12 period cases cases cases- close chose to one-fourth one of the entire case case- casei i I load load had had been removed from the pub pub- public lie lic assistance rolls rons Tho The Commission noted in this con con- connection connection connection that while the decrease over the month 12 i period ending July 1945 19 amounted to 15 per cent for tor the similar i period ending July 1944 the reduction I was 30 per cent and for tor 1943 1043 it was wasI j I 1106 per cent cent already already a reduction in rate from the peak of January that year 1 I Of the Issued last month the I amount paid under each of the various arious I were as follows corresponding figures figured for July 1944 are shown In parenthesis I I Old-age Old assistance assistance or per cent to cases to toi i aid to dependent children children- or per cent to 1798 families to 1859 aid to the blind blind- or 07 per cent to recipients to aid to unemployable unemployable- or 77 17 per cent to 1362 cases to 1405 aid to 1060 or 01 per cent to 29 cases 1710 to 45 Cases foster care pf gf dependent and neglected children children or 20 per cent for tor children for care caro of adults in Institutions Institutions- or 11 per cent for individuals for aid to transients transients or 01 per cent for 34 cases to 14 cases surgical medical eye care care or 05 per cent for Individuals for tor burials burials 1430 1430 pr or 02 per cent for 14 cases 1580 for tor 16 9 |