The 1,709 housing grants referred to in Table 33 do not include the grants of camp cottages, nor the $500 bonus grants.[140]
[140] For full discussion of these grants see [Part IV], [Chaps. II] and [III], [p. 221] ff.
The number of grants and refusals of each kind of aid is shown in connection with the ages of applicants in Table 34. Whenever a family was normal and its income at the time of application was sufficient to meet daily needs a grant naturally was refused. The greater number of refusals were made to families having male breadwinners in the prime of life.
TABLE 35.—APPLICANTS FOR REHABILITATION, BY DOMESTIC STATUS AND BY NATURE OF APPLICATION[141]
| Nature of application | Married Couples | Men— single, widowed, deserted, or divorced | Women— single, widowed, deserted, or divorced | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household furniture | 7,072 | 259 | 3,007 | 10,338 |
| Business rehabilitation | 1,863 | 571 | 2,853 | 5,287 |
| General relief | 1,450 | 566 | 2,200 | 4,216 |
| Housing | 1,555 | 116 | 375 | 2,046 |
| Transportation | 385 | 233 | 364 | 982 |
| Tools | 212 | 239 | 3 | 454 |
| Total | 12,537 | 1,984 | 8,802 | 23,323 |
| Per cent | 53.8 | 8.5 | 37.7 | 100.0 |
[141] In this table are included applicants who received money grants, applicants who were refused money grants, and 173 applicants who received orders for transportation.
[Table 35] shows the domestic status of the applicants for the different kinds of rehabilitation. Note the number of single or widowed women who applied for business rehabilitation. Note, also, that though the applications by married couples were but 53.8 per cent of the whole, they made up three-fourths of the applications for housing.
TABLE 36.—APPLICANTS HANDICAPPED BY PERSONAL MISFORTUNES OR DEFECTS
| Condition | Applicants affected |
|---|---|
| Applicants handicapped | 10,157 |
| Applicants not handicapped | 12,993 |
| Total | 23,150 |
| Per cent handicapped | 43.9 |
TABLE 37.—APPLICANTS AFFECTED BY HANDICAPS OF EACH SPECIFIED KIND