Conczment Receipt of Public Assistance and Old-Age and Survivors hzsurance
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Two of the public assistance programs-old-age assistance and aid to dependent children-and the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program have a common purpose in that they are incomemaintenance programs for aged persons and for children. For this reason, the Bureau of Public Assistance summarizes in the Bulletin each year information obtained by State and local public assistance agencies on the extent to which aged persons and families with dependent children are receiving payments under the public assistance and insurance mograms. This year’s article also discusses briefly trends in the aged hpulatian. -
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Concurrent Receipt of Public Assistance and Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Old-age and survivors insurance and two of the public assist ance programs-old-age assistance and aid to dependent children-have 4 common purpose in that they are income-maintenonce programs for aged persons and for children. For this reason the concurrent receipt of both types of payment has been a matter of continuing interest, and information on that subject has been reported annually in the...
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