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ANNUAL LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT

(FOR THOSE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE)

FOR A SINGLE PERSON

FOR A FAMILY

SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES

DISABILITY ALLOWANCE

OLD AGE ALLOWANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1980

$355

$700

$280

$140

THE NEW MAXIMUM RATES OF RENT ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES WILL BE $72 FOR A SINGLE PERSON, $215 FOR A FAMILY OF TWO TO THREE, $319 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR TO FIVE, $390 FOR A FAMILY OF SIX TO SEVEN, $460 FOR A FAMILY OF EIGHT TO NINE, AND $637 FOR A FAMILY OF 10 OR MORE.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT, AS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, THE LIMITS OF PERSONAL SAVINGS ALLOWABLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS OR APPLICANTS WOULD BE RELAXED BY 50 PER CENT. THE NEW SAVINGS LIMITS WILL BE $4 500 FOR A SINGLE PERSON, OR $3 000 PER MEMBER OF A FAMILY.

AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW PEOPLE IN NEED ARE HELPED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TOTAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENT INCLUDING MAXIMUM RENT ALLOWANCE FOR AN ELIGIBLE FAMILY OF FIVE, ONE OF WHOM IS 61 YEARS OLD, WOULD BE $1 399 A MONTH AT THE NEW RATES.

THIS IS MADE UP OF $600 FOR THE FIRST THREE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND $340 FOR THE NEXT TWO MEMBERS, PLUS $140 AS OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT AND ANOTHER $319 AS RENT ALLOWANCE, HE EXPLAINED.

IN THE CASE OF THE FAMILY HAVING RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS, IT WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN EXTRA $700 A YEAR AS LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT.

IN ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THE FAMILY IS ENTITLED TO SPECIAL EXPENSES, SUCH AS FOR EDUCATION OR DIETARY NEEDS.

+ON TOP OF ALL THESE, THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE OR DISABILITY ALLOWANCE IS PAYABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS, HE SAID.

AT PRESENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HANDLES ABOUT 45 600 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, 146 700 OLD AGE ALLOWANCE CASES AND 25 500 DISABILITY ALLOWANCE CASES.

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