Independent in Long Beach, California

Call Slump Cause of Hike in Security Payments Here

A sharp rise in Social Security payments is linked to job losses from the recession. Statewide, 68,293 beneficiaries in the Long Beach area saw increases as more people turned to public assistance after exhausting unemployment benefits. Social Security, including old age and survivors insurance, totaled 36.5 million dollars in payments through mid 1958, an 18 percent rise from 1957, with funds spent on necessities like food and rent.