CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 5

CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

HEAVY AT DUNEDIN

ROUND OF ORGANISATIONS

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evenlna Post.")

DUNEDIN, This Day.

That less fortunate citizens are finding it just as difficult to make ends meet at the moment as they did this time last year was made apparent when a reporter inquired ot various social service organisations concerning the position. Indeed, most of these channels for relief have had greater demands made upon them within the past few days, or weeks, than has been the case for some time past.

.So far as the Mayor's relief organ-, isation foB -necessitous cases • is concerned it has received more .applications for assistance during the present month than during any previous May .for a few years past. Further, it has been found that individual cases require greater assistance than hitherto. Over 200 cases have been, handled by this organisation in the last 30 days.

The increase ,in the demands made upon most of the social service organisations is hot' easy to. account for except by the ■ colder weather, but it is reported by those in charge of each of these departments that many applicants complain that the greatly increased cost of living leaves an insufficient margin for them to dispense with the assistance rendered by the various organisations. . ...