. The administration of the aid-to-mothers law in Illinois. nt situation of this familyis as follows: Income: Pension grant $ First estimated budget 45. 50 Later estimated budget Income deficit or D famUy: Established budget and income. The D family consists of the mother, aged 33 years, and threechildren, aged 8, 10, and 13 years. Both parents were born inIreland and had been in this country 13 years before the fathersdeath. The father died of tuberculosis about eight years beforethe pension was granted. The mother was in a State hospital forthe insane for a time but ha
. The administration of the aid-to-mothers law in Illinois. nt situation of this familyis as follows: Income: Pension grant $ First estimated budget 45. 50 Later estimated budget Income deficit or D famUy: Established budget and income. The D family consists of the mother, aged 33 years, and threechildren, aged 8, 10, and 13 years. Both parents were born inIreland and had been in this country 13 years before the fathersdeath. The father died of tuberculosis about eight years beforethe pension was granted. The mother was in a State hospital forthe insane for a time but has recovered. She has tuberculosis of theknee, however, and the knee is in a cast. She also has tuberculosis 60 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AID-TO-MOTHEES LAW. of the lungs, arrested. The three children all have glandular tuber-culosis. The budget estimates for this family were as follows: Estimated monthly budr/et: D family. New esti-mate. Rent (estimated) Food (extra diet) Fuel and light Household supplies and furnishings Clothing (family) Care of health Total. The mother of this family was unable to work, and the conferencecommittee recommended the maximum pension for a family of threechildren, $35 a month. The present monthly income of this familyis as follows: Income: Court pension $ First estimated budget 44. 50 Later estimated budget 47. 50 Income deficit 9. 50 or 12. 50 Since the maximum pension for this family can not be more than$35 (that is, $15 for the first child and $10 for each of the other twochildren), the supervisor of the pension department is asking aidfrom other charitable sources in order to bring the income up to thebudget estimate, but she has no assurance as yet of any regular sup-plementary allowance although the church is paying the movingexpenses and the first months rent at the new address. E family: Estimated budget and income. The E family is typical of the families in which there are severalwage earners. This family consists of the mother, ag
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