Table M-4. DISABILITY BENEFITS: BENEFIT OUTLAYS, BENEFICIARIES AND AVERAGE PAYMENTS, BY PROGRAM Social Security (DI)- $2,088 $2,434 $2,624 2,258 2,441 2,600 Railroad Retirement 1 Payments per beneficiary, may differ from payments per disability case. Average weekly payments. Not available. Totals include duplication due to program overlap. Estimated unique totals are about 3 million for each year. 180 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970 Table M-5. SURVIVORS BENEFITS: BENEFIT OUTLAYS, BENEFICIARIES, AND AVERAGE PAYMENTS, BY PROGRAM f Less than 500. 7,230 8,263 8,440 37,446 37,826 38,148 Payments per beneficiary, may differ from payments per surviving family. 2 Not available. 3 Totals include duplication due to program overlap. Estimated unique totals are 6 million, 7 million, and 7 million. 22 225 365 23 372 369 373 118 119 119 27 30 265 400 277 Table M-6. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: BENEFIT OUTLAYS, der State laws.... $2,074 $2,210 $2,290 4,336 5,000 5,000 Federal employees and ex-servicemen. 107 111 116 219 Railroad unemploy ment..... 182 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970 Income support programs.-The two major programs which base benefits on current need are public assistance and veterans pensions. Table M-7. INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS: BENEFIT OUTLAYS, RECIPIENTS, AND AVERAGE PAYMENTS, BY PROGRAM AND RECIPIENT GROUP 1 Total payments, including State and local contributions where applicable. 2 Categorical financial data are obligations and do not add to total because of collections and adjustments. 3 Includes recipients of emergency assistance not itemized above. |