- Dates
- 1973-09 – 1974-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationcommunityeconomygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
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
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Supplemental Security Income program announcement, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/supplemental-security-income-program-announcement-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Social Security Starts New Cash Payments Effective 1/1/74.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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