Show I I Public Welfare Report I For November Month M nth I Public Public assistance payments totaling totaling In November 1945 were authorized I I by the Summit County Board of or Public Welfare J J. J T. T Cunningham Director of or the County Department Depa of Public Wel Wel- Welfare Welfare fare repotted reported These payments benefit benefit- ted needy individuals and families in the county November payments re represent re- re represent represent present an Increase of ot from Octo- Octo October j I ber and the number of cases Increased two I Of the total Mr Cunningham said or percent was paid cases casesI under old ago assistance 1805 or I percent was issued 22 families with dependent d p children or 13 percent was for three aid to the blind cases or percent was for 23 cases classified as unemployable or 23 percent was for tor 8 dependent and neg neg- neglected neglected Children 60 or 07 percent was for tor the care of or three adults In an In Institution In- In institution and 23 or 03 percent was for two individuals under the sight con con- conservation conservation conservation program For the second consecutive month the tho public assistance caseload In Utah for all programs combined moved up an an- another another another other notch gaining over October to reach This was revealed re in a report Issued today by the Public Wel Wel- Welfare Welfare fare tare Commission The Commission point point- pointed ed out that this is the largest single single- month increase in caseload since Sep Sep- September September r. r 1939 While most of ot the increase in Novem Novem- November November November ber was in aid to dependent children and advances were noted also In all of the other programs except and foster care The em em- employable employable employable caseload which advanced 46 percent to 38 In October dropped back to 36 In November To the households receiving public assistance last month the De De- Department Department of Public Welfare paid a Q total v of 2038 or 31 3 percent high high- higher er or than the amount paid in the cor cor- corresponding corresponding corresponding responding month last lost year to households ho j Increases In in payments over o November 1944 were recorded in all of the tanCa tan programs Approximately one half of the total Increase was in old-age old assistance where payments advanced from to Over the tho same period old-age old recipients drop- drop dropped ped from to in number Number of or families receiving rece aid to dependent children moved from 1830 to 1838 as payments rose from to Cases receiving payments under the program of aid to t the blind reached highest st since August 1044 1944 and payments Increased to last l st st. year 1123 recipients were paid The of ot cases cases' classified as Continued cn en Page Five |