Summary
The Petoskey Social Security Office announced applications for the new federal Supplemental Security Income program, scheduled to begin January 1, 1974. The notice described eligibility for people age 65 or older, blind, or disabled, and said existing recipients of state aid would transfer automatically.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporary public-information notice, not an individual Beaver Island application or benefit record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Social Security Starts New Cash Payments Effective 1/1/74.”Reports the Petoskey office’s application period for the new federal Supplemental Security Income program for people age 65 or older, blind, or disabled; explains that existing state-aid recipients would transfer automatically and gives the office address and telephone number.