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Show iles Explained H ()n Slate Old Folks Pension - Hy Udell Jollcy V M'iy nH1 of American Fork 'vicinity me now participating Trt libcndu-ed old-age assistance I "'...niii which reached the impres- ' ri e total of more tUan $300,000 in J. !"nts to nwtl citicns of Utah dur-L dur-L lVcembor. 1937. With federal. ,uut county money being paid , "ut to at l-st one-haU of the pop-S' pop-S' Ltion who have reached 63 years ( ae this assistance program is ; estimated to be one of the largest, 'v if not the largest, payrolls in the ccmnuuuty. Grants to aged persons in Ameri-, Ameri-, Fork range from $3 to $30 per month. The average is approxi-K approxi-K nntely Some people have 1 maintained that every person above 65 years of age is entitled to $30 per" month. This is not the case. There is no such thing as an old W as;e -pension" for all persons past - 65 in Utah, according to J. W. Gill-man Gill-man director of the State Depart- ment of Public Welfare and chief ' nf the division of old age assistance. : r The law provides for an old-age assistance program, based entirely 'X en the need of the individual, as r-N determined by his income. Who is eligible for old-age assist- ance? . The main requirements for eligi- bility. as contained in the Maw Bill.' which went into effect July 1. 1937, are given. V A person is eligible for old age L assistance, who has jy i. Reached the age of 65. 2. Resided in the state of Utah at least five years of the past nine, and one year immediately preced- y ins application for old age assist-ance. assist-ance. 3. Has not been convicted of a felony during the past ten years. P :. 4. Has not since December 31. V 1936. transferred or assigned prop--- erty to other persons for the purpose pur-pose of becoming eligible. r' 5. Is not an inmate of any public C or private institution. C1 6. Whose income is less than $30 per month. A thorough investigation of each f! case is required in order to deter-Ij deter-Ij mine the applicant's eligibility on I the basis of these requirements. A complete check of all sources of in- come is made and the grant deter--j mined by the amount of income. I Fcr example, if an applicant is I found to have an income of $10 per month, he is entitled to a grant of m) S20 per month. The old age assistance law in Utah is found to be one of the most lib-rn lib-rn eral in the United States providing for economic security in old age. i Under it an applicant may retain ( fc real property to the extent of $3,000 in assessed valuation without lien or attachment by the government, -m y Each applicant may also retain an J amount not to exceed $150 for sick-i sick-i 1 ness or burial. In addition he may ' possess a -paid-up life insurance policy of $500 or a $500 borrowing ...' value on a policy without attach-"" attach-"" ment by the government. Complete information regarding old age assistance may be obtained from the Utah County Department i." of Public Welfare or the Social . Worker in American Fork, where applications will also be taken. Ap-plicants Ap-plicants will be received each Thursday Thurs-day morning at the office in the city |