The federal retirement plan enacted by Congress in 1935. The original purpose (unchanged today) of the Act was to adopt a system that required the current working generation to contribute to the support of older, retired workers. The Act was passed in response to old-age dependency resulting from Depression-generated phenomena.
Government for the first time provides relief to its citizens, making it a welfare state; pension for retirement created (65 +), unemployment insurance; disability insurance; aid for dependent children;
It extended support to the elderly citizens.
Social Security helps the elderly but was expanded to help children whose parent or parents died and those that were disabled.
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To provide the needed help.
The Social Security Act of 1935 was made August 14,1935
The Social Security Act was passed in 1935.
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included pensions and unemployment relief.
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided for Aid to the Blind, among other programs. It was for persons with little or no income/assets who were "legally blind" (i.e., as defined in Social Security regulations). It was largely replaced by Supplemental Security Income in 1974,
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