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out of 1000 past €5 are helped; the national average grant is $43.60. In Virginia we pay our old people an a-erage of about $20.00 a month, which is the lowest of all Southern States except Mississippi. The two states have lower Old-Age Assistance grants than any other state in the U.S.A.
Let’s see what makes Virginia’s grants low. In this State the amount of the assistance grant for which a recipient is eligible is determined from an assistance plan, or budget, prepared for each recipient. The individual assistance plan is based on providing tile minimum essential needs of persons included in the assistance payment. Standard minimum allowances for food, clothing, personal care, and household supplies, and actual costs of items such as shelter are used in determining the amount necessary for adequate physical maintenance of the recipient. From these total needs is deducted income available to persons in the assistance group whether from wages or produce raised or contributions from relatives and
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