<P> The Act provided benefits to retirees and the unemployed , and a lump - sum benefit at death . Payments to current retirees are financed by a payroll tax on current workers ' wages , half directly as a payroll tax and half paid by the employer . The act also gave money to states to provide assistance to aged individuals ( Title I ) , for unemployment insurance ( Title III ) , Aid to Families with Dependent Children ( Title IV ) , Maternal and Child Welfare ( Title V ) , public health services ( Title VI ) , and the blind ( Title X ) . </P>
<P> The Act provided benefits to retirees and the unemployed , and a lump - sum benefit at death . Payments to current retirees are financed by a payroll tax on current workers ' wages , half directly as a payroll tax and half paid by the employer . The act also gave money to states to provide assistance to aged individuals ( Title I ) , for unemployment insurance ( Title III ) , Aid to Families with Dependent Children ( Title IV ) , Maternal and Child Welfare ( Title V ) , public health services ( Title VI ) , and the blind ( Title X ) . </P>
who was eligible to receive social security when it was created in 1935
who was eligible to receive social security when it was created in 1935
retirees unemployed aged individuals Aid to Families with Dependent Children Maternal and Child Welfare public health services the blind
retirees unemployed aged individuals Aid to Families with Dependent Children Maternal and Child Welfare public health services the blind