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Show Governor Gives Approval for Services Program Governor Calvin L. Hampton has approved Utah's first comprehensive annual services program plan under Title XX of (he Social Security Act. In a letter to the citizens of I he slate, w hich accompanies the plan, the Governor refers to an intensive planning effort which has involved hundreds of Ulah citizens. The Governor also points out that this is the first lime local governing bodies have been involved in Ihe planning of social services, which are publicly funded through (he Social Security Act. Ulah's plan for the nine-month nine-month program year, which begins Oct. I, 1975, amounts to a total of $14,666,700. This amount provides for approximately ap-proximately $2.8 million beyond what is currently being spent for social security funded social service programs. Priorities for spending these additional dollars have been set by the Utah State Department of Social Services after conducting con-ducting 22 public hearings and working intensively with the stale social service policy boards and local officials concerning local needs. The plan lists 29 services. These will be free-of-charge to welfare recipients and low-income low-income individuals and families. Many of the services will also be available to middle income groups .who are willing to pay part of the cost of services, ser-vices, based upon their ability to pay. Two of Ihe services, information and referral and protective services for children and adults, are free without regard to the income of the recipient. |
