United States yearbook - 1940 (1)

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 3 7 9
N o. 4=12.— R e c ip ie n t s o f P u b l ic A s s is t a n c e a n d P e r s o n s E m p l o y e d U n d e r
F e d e r a l W o r k P r o g r a m s, E t c .— Continued
[In thousands]
ESTIMATED R E C IP IE N T S OT
TJNDUPLI- SPECIAL TYPES
CATED OP PUBLIC AS-
TOTAL 1 SISTANCE s
PERSONS EMPLOYED UNDER
FEDERAL WORK PROGRAMS *
YEAR AND
MONTH
Aid to
dependent
children
s i
a s
l a
a j
»R
•g 9
i s
1910—April.
M ay,
June.
6,247
6,030
6,700
17,941
17,106
16, 070
-d
5 3 O
1,044
1,960
1,970
3 3 0
814
3 4 2 8 2 3
340 831
71
71
72
1,646
1,401
1,373
1Estimated by tho W. P. A. and the Sooial Security Board.
1Includes recipients assisted from Federal. State, and local funds for programs administered under State
plans approved by tile Sooial Security Board, and from State and local funds for those administered undor
state laws without Fodoral participation. After 1039, inoludes oases receiving hospitalization and burials.
1 Figures for January 1933-Maroh 1037 from the W. P. A., Division of Statistios. Figures represent the
number aided during the month. Figures for 1933-36 include eases receiving direct relief, and relief and
nonrcliaf persons (other than administrative employees) employed under the general relief program of the
F, E. R. A.; they inoludo an estimated number of general reiiof cases aided by local authorities from public
funds under the poor laws. Alter 1039, figures include eases receiving hospitalization and burials,
1Figures from the W. P. A., Division of Statistics; include cases receiving relief during month under
omorgonoy education, student aid, rural rehabilitation, and transient programs of emergency relief administrations
iargoly financed from F. E. R. A. funds.
‘ Figures from the F. S. A.; represent net number of emergency grant vouchers certified to cases and
number of oases receiving commodities purchased by the F. S. A. and distributed during month.
* Includes persons certified as in need and all others employed on work and construction projects financed
in whole or in part from Federal funds. Figures for C. C. C. represent enrolled persons only.
I Figures from tho O. 0 . C.; estimated for March 1933-Maroh 1936; for subsequent months they are
averages computed by tho O. C. C. from reports on number of persons enrolled on 10th, 20th, and last day
of each month except for the Indian Division, for which averages are computed from daily reports.
* Figures for September 1935-June 1939 from W. P . A., Division of Statistics; thereafter, from the
N. Y. A.; represent number of different persons employed during month.
* Figures from the W. P. A., Division of Statistics; represent average weekly number of persons employed
during month on projects operated by the W. P. A. and, after June 1938, persons employed on Federal
agency projects financed by transfer of W. P, A. funds.
■° Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Construction and Public Employment; represent
average weekly number of persons employed on other work and construction projects financed in
whole or in part from Federal funds during monthly period ended on 16th of specified month.
u Figures from W. P. A., Div. of Statistics; estimated number employed during month.
II Fewer than 600 persons.
Source: Fedora! Security Agency, Social Security Board, Bureau of Research and Statistios; figures are
published currently in Social Security Bulletin.
N o. 4 1 3 .— O l d -A g e A s s is t a n c e — G r o w t h : 1915 to 1939
Number
of State
and Territorial
laws in
effect
Number
of recipients
at
ond of
year
Total
payments
(thousands
of
dollars)
Average
monthly
payment
Numb or
of State
and Territorial
laws in
effect
Number
of recipients
at
end of
year
Total
payments
(thousands
of
Average
YEAR 1
monthly
pay­
YEAR I
dollars)
ment
l a i n 1 42 2 $4.70 1939 16 102,894 25,048 $20.78
1923.............. 2 618 50 7.08 1933 17 115,549 26,167 19.25
1924. 2 723 108 12.41 1934 27 235,265 32,305 14.53
192K 3 817 146 14.86 1935 32 408,502 65,002 15.57
199ft 3 1,166 230 16.46 1936J___ 45 1,107,649 155,484 318.79
1997 3 1,256 231 15.37 1937 i. . . 60 1,579,353 310,792 319.46
1928.............. 6 1,514 286 16.42 1933 51 1,779,300 392,949 319.55
1930..-........ 9 10,648 2,138 10.73 1939............. 61 1,912,356 431,328 319.33
1931 — ....... 10 76,663 16,252 19.01
1 From 1916 to 1922 only Alaska was administering old-age assistance. No data available for 1929.
1 At close of year 42 States wore administering old-age assistance under plans approved by the Social
Security Board. Figures include estimates for Alaska, Arizona, and Nevada, administering old-age assistance
under State laws.
! Average payment per recipient for December.
1 At dose of year, all States and Territories except Virginia were administering old-age assistance under
plans approved by the Sooial Security Board.
Sources; 1916-36, Dept, of Labor, Bur. of Labor Statistios; Monthly Labor Review, October 1936. 1936-
39, Federal Security Agency, Sooial Security Board, Bur. of Research and Statistios; official reports.