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Show New Social Security Program ForChildren By Udell Jolley To thousands of children the ocin .security net moans a normal lu,lu;' start in life in place o Poverty and consequent social mal-lus mal-lus meut. An important phase of ho .social security program, provld-B provld-B lor aid to dependent children is wade available to citizens of this community, as to hundreds of such communities throughout the nation. Under the now program children u n lo years of age who have boon deprived of the support of their parents through death, permanent per-manent illness, or other causes are entitled to an adequate living and opportunities for education, to be provided by federal, state, and local funds. The Act provides that states may provide as much aid to these children as they wish, and whatever what-ever amount the state provides the Federal Government will contribute one-third of it, up to a Federal- btate total of $18 per month for the first child and $12 for each other child in that same home. The main objective of these provisions pro-visions is to afford each child a normal life in his own home with a standard of living compatible with health and decency. It aims at normal home life for all children rather than care in institutions. Far-sighted leaders in Utah have made this service available to all communities in the state by setting up a liberalized state social security program complying jn every detail with the Federal Act. At present in Utah more than 6.000 children are receiving this type of aid, totalling total-ling well over $80,000 per month in the state. The average per household house-hold is near $35 per month. To be eligible for aid to dependent children, a child must be without support of parents or other relatives legally responsible for such support. Each child must have resided in Utah at least one year prior to the date of application for aid, or if less than one year old, must have been born in the state and the mother must have resided in tire state for one year immediately preceding birth of the child. A thorough investigation of all income and resources of the family in which the child is living will be made, and all members of such family will be considered in making a budget. Any income being received re-ceived in the family will be deducted deduct-ed from the possible maximum of $18 per month for the first child and $12 for each additional child. Verification of birth and age of each child is required. This may usually be obtained from registrars of vital statistics, church records, or birth certificates issued by attending attend-ing physicians. Application for Aid to Dependent children may be made with the local social worker, after which investigation of the case will begin. The amount to be received in each case will be determined, on a burgetary basis, by the amount of income in the home ana the ability of legally responsible relatives to support. Local citizens are invited to the welfare office to gain complete information in-formation regarding this phase of Social Security. |
