trend; and $8.0 million is for the aid can cease, for vocational educa- Monthly disability insurance bene- higher cost of State and local ad- tion and waste treatment plant con- fits were awarded to 151,000 disabled ministration. struction. Continuing work by the workers aged 50-64 in the first 4 Children’s Bureau operations are Joint Federal-State Action Commit- -July through 1957 proposed at the same level for 1958- tee, as well as thoroughgoing reap- -that awards were made. Almost 59 as in 1957-58; $41.5 million is praisals by Federal agencies on their 20 percent of these benefits--about own initiative should lead to further budgeted for the maternal and child recommendations for reducing grant- 29,800-were either reduced or com- health and child welfare grant pro- in-aid programs in future years, with pletely oifset by a periodic benefit grams. In addition to funds for the States assuming more of the re- paid under a Federal or State work- continuing activities, a request is sponsibility for these activities and men’s compensation program or un- made for $135,000 to enable the Bur- themselves collecting more tax reve- der another Federal program because eau to plan and prepare for the 1960 nues to finance them. of disability. White House Conference on Children Pension payments by the Veterans and Youth. In a statement on the budget for Administration accounted for 86 per- The 1958-59 budget is the first in the Department of Health, Educa- 3 years that proposes no funds for tion, and Welfare, Secretary Folsom grants for research and demonstra- said: Table 1 .-Number and percentage distribution of disability insurance tion projects in social security. Legis- benefits awarded, with and without lative authority for these grants was We are acutely aware of the heavy demands for Federal funds for direct benefit partially or completely ofl- provided in 1956, but the implement- defense spending and other purposes, set by another benefit based on ing budgetary requests for 1956-57 disability, by type of other benefit, and of the need for economy at all July-October 1957 and 1957-58 were not approved by levels of government. We also hold Congress. a deep conviction that it is penny [Corrected to Feb. 4, 19581 Total expenditures for the seven wise and pound foolish to neglect Type of other benefit xllm- Per- grant programs of the Social Securi- vital Federal responsibilies for the based on disability I bcr I cent ty Administration are budgeted at health, education, and economic $1,847.9 million or 99.8 percent of security of the American people. Total..-.-..~-~.~.---.~~-~~.-. I 151,005 I 100.0 the social security budget for 1958- Without offset ______._.__.....__ 121,255 80.3 - With offset ______.__.._____.29,750 19.7 59. The remaining 0.2 percent, $4.4 Partial .____.-_-.- .______20,009 13.3 million, consists of the salaries and Completes--.-.- _...______-. 9,741 6.4 operating expenses of the Bureau of Disability Benefit Awards With offset, total 1--- ______29,750 100.0 Public Assistance, the Children’s Affected by the Offset Veterans’ pension only . ..______25,584 86.0 Veterans’ pension and- Bureau, and the Office of the Com- Provision, July-October State workmen’s compensation.. 99 .3 Allother .__.. .__.._...____ I7 .l missioner of Social Security. 1957 State workmen’scompensationonly. 3,937 13.2 Although it affected none of the State workmen’s compensation and The Social Security Act provides all other (except veterans’ pen- social security grant programs for S10~)...... ~~~..~~~~.....~.~. 2 monthly disability insurance benefits, Federal workmen’s compensation 3. 24 (‘).1 1958-59, a policy was enunciated by first payable for July 1957, for an Uniformed services 4__._.._...... _. 18 President Eisenhower in the Budget Railroad retirement __...___...._._. :: insured worker aged 50-64 who is un- Other Federal 6w-.--w-- ______:: .l Message that affect future able “to engage in any substantial trends in public assistance and other gainful activity by reason of any 1 Distribution by partial or complete offset, by grant programs. He stated: type of other benefit, not yet available. medically determinable physical or 1 Less than 0.05percent. mental impairment which can be 8 Payments under the Federal Employees’ Com- A large portion of the expenditures pensation Act and the Longshoremen’s and Harbor expected to result in death or to be Workers’ Compensation Act. for labor and welfare programs con- 4 Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. of long-continued and indefinite 5 Includes payments for disability under the pro- sists of grants-in-aid to States and duration.” The amount of the dis- grams of the Civil Service Commission, the Tennes- local governments, and cannot be see Valley Authority, etc. reduced without changes in basic ability insurance benefit is reduced authorizing legislation. At this time, (under the so-called “offset” pro- I am proposing revisions in the legis- vision) by the amount of any peri- cent-25,600-of the cases where the lation governing five of these grant odic Federal or State workmen’s com- disability insurance benefit was re- programs which will lead to some pensation benefit or any other duced or completely Offset. PenSiOn small reductions in the Federal budg- periodic Federal disability benefit payments are based upon a non-serv- et for the fiscal year 1959, and to payable because of the claimant’s ice-connected disease or injury caus- some larger reductions in later years. physical or mental impairment. The ing total and permanent disability Under these proposals, the propor- original provision was modified by and are payable only if the total tion or amount of Federal participa- Public Law 85-109, however, so that annual income of the veteran is less tion would be reduced for schools in a disability insurance beneflt payable than $1,400 a year if he is single or federally affected areas, for hospital under the Social Security Act is not less than $2,700 a year if he is mar- construction, and for public assist- ance. I am also recommending action reduced because of compensation ried or has minor children. on legislation relating to revenues paid to a veteran by the Veterans The offset provision resulted in so the States can assume responsi. Administration on account of his the reduction or withholding of dis- bility beginning in 1960, and Federal service-connected disability. ability insurance benefits because

Bulletin, 1958 17 State workmen’s compensation bene- Washington: U. S. Govt. Print. and City Data Book, 1956: A fits were payable to the disabled Off., 1958. 31 pp. 35 cents. Statistical Abstract Supplement. worker in about 3,900 cases-13 per- CHILDREN’S BUREAU. CLEARING HOUSE Washington: U. S. Govt. Print. Off ., cent-and because of Federal work- FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD LIFE. Re- 1957. 565 pp. $4.50. search Relating to Children: Stud- Includes, for the first time, a spe- men’s compensation benefits in 24 cial appendix with data on congres- cases. State workmen’s compensation ies in Progress . . . Reported March l-, 1957. (Bulletin No. 6.) sional districts. benefits are paid under individual Washington: U. S. Govt. Print. State laws. Federal workmen’s com- Off., 1957. 142 pp. $1. Retirement and Old Age pensation benefits are paid under OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER. DIVI- BERS, MELVIN K. Union Policy and the Federal Employees’ Compensa- SION OF PROGRA~Z RESEARCH. the Older Worker. Berkeley: TIni- tion Act or the Longshoremen’s and Changes in Social Security Benefits versity of California, Institute of Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. and Payments to the Aged as Re- Industrial Relations, 1957. 87 pp. Although the conditions under which lated to Changes in Consumer $1. these benefits are payable vary, a Prices Since 1950, by Lenore A. Considers hiring, layoff, and dis- compensable injury is generally de- Epstein. (Research and Statistics charge policies, wage adjustment, fined as one “arising out of and in Note No. 2-1958.) Washington: pensions, and retirement programs. the course of employment” or, in the The Division, Jan. 27, 1958. 4 pp. WELFARE FEDERATION. OC- case of an occupational disease, an Processed. Limited free distribu- CUPATIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE. injury “arising out of employment tion; apply to the Division of Pro- Trends in Retirement Planning Pro- gram Research, Social Security Ad- grams in Cleveland Industry. Cleave- and due to causes and conditions ministration, Washington 25, D. C. land: The Federation, 1957. 8 pp. characteristic of and peculiar to the Processed. particular trade, occupation, process, General COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW or employment.” About 100 workers YORK. COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT were receiving both workmen’s com- COMMUNITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES. AND RETIREMENT PRACTICES FOR pensation and veterans’ pension pay- Current Social Research: A Selec- OLDER WORKERS. Employment ted Inventory of Research and Practices for Older Workers. Re- ments. Demonstration Projects in Fields Benefit payments for disability from port . . . New York: The Council, Related to Programs Conducted or 1957. 19 pp. other Federal agencies accounted for Assisted by the Social Security Ad- the remaining cases (fewer than 100) ministration of the Department of HORWITT, M. K. “Nutritional Prob- in which the disability insurance Health, Education, and Welfare. lems in the Aged.” Geriatrics, New York: Community Research Minneapolis, Vol. 12, Dec. 1957, PP, benefit was partially or completely 683-686. 75 cents. offset. Included were payments made Associates, Inc., 1957. 205 pp. under such programs as those of the Limited free distribution; apply to JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS. the Community Research Associ- The Jewish Aged and Chronically uniformed services (Army, Navy, Air ates, 124 East 40th St., New York Sick Aged in St. Louis. St. Louis: Force, and Marine Corps), the Civil 16, N. Y. The Federation, 1957. 42 pp. Service Commission, the Railroad HALE, MARK P. “The Process of De- NEW YORK. STATE. DEPARTMENT OF Retirement Board, and the Tennessee veloping Policy for a Federal-State EDUCATION. ADULT RECREATION Valley Authority. Grant-in-Aid Program, as Illustra- COUNCIL. Recreation for the Eld- ted by the Work of the Social Se- erly: A City and a State Respon- curity Board, 1935-46.” Social sibility. Albany : The Council, - Service Review, Chicago, Vol. 31, 1957. 10 PP. Sept. 1957, pp. 290-310. $2.25. ROHRLICH, GEORGE F. “Veterans’ JOINT FEDERAL-STATE ACTION COMMIT- Pensions in Retrospect and in Pros- Recent Publications” TEE. Report . . . to the President pect.” Social Service Review, Chi- of the and to the cago, Vol. 31, Dec. 1957, pp. 427-441. Social Security Chairman of the Governors’ Con- $2.25. Administration ference. (Progress Report No. 1, U. S. CONGRESS. SENATE. COMMITTEE Dec. 1957.) Washington: U. S. ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. State- Govt. Print. Off., 1957. 52 pp. 25 Welfare and Pension Plans Legis- wide Review of Eligibility Deter- cents. lation. Hearings, 85th Congress, 1st mination for Old-Age Assistance, “Recent Social Insurance Legislation Session. on S. 1122. S. 1145, S. 1813. Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to in Great Britain.” Industry and s. 2137, and S. 2175. Washington; the Blind, Aid to the Permanently Labour, Geneva, Vol. 18, Nov. 15, U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1957. 727 and Totally Disabled, by Margaret 1957, pp. 396-397. 25 cents. McGinnis and Walter M. Perkins. PP. (Public Assistance Report No. 32.) ROOFF, MADELINE. Voluntary Socie- U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. BUREAU ties and Social Policy. London: OF LABOR STATISTICS. Comparative Routledge & Kegan Paul, Ltd., 1957. Job Performance by Age: Large l Prepared in the Library, Department of 320 pp. Plants in the Men’s Footwear and Health, Education, and Welfare. Orders Includes consideration Household Furniture Industries. for items listed should be directed to pub- of the lishers and booksellers; Federal publica- changing role of voluntary organiza- (Bulletin No. 1223.) Washington: tions for which prices are listed should be tions and their relations with public U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1957. 60 PP. ordered from the Superintendent of Docu- agencies. WEAVER, NEILL K. “The Elderly Han- ments, U. S. Government Printing Office, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. dicapped Worker in Industry.” Washington 25, D. C. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. COU?t@ (Continued on page 20)

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