| $48 from $40 a month.-to the. needy between 65-69 ‘under old age assistance and tothe bling , and disabled between :18 and 70. ‘| Ceilings on allowable income’ ‘un-. der’ these. programs—the . SO-. a 1,186, 700 persons. bs. farting. date for a ,| boosted. | | EIGHT. ‘PROVINCES. SIGN « Aa Eight; “provinces - already’ lave 4| signed ‘agreements to. shard in theincreases: July.1.° Quebec, which delayed sighing an agree- the federal government, also Js reported here as ready. to . go ;| along. ‘Newfoundland has pass- share of the boosts but Provin- clal Welfare Minister Hefferton has said they probably won't go. into effect there until later.” , One other : extension’ in the won't e, however, ‘the: cheques “conie out at fect until Sept. 1..This. involves $1 monthly. hikes in family al- lowances for-children up to six years of age and between 10 and 12 years. There are no increases for those seven to: nine Years. or 18 to: 16 years... | v)28 . The allowances cover. 2,500, 000 | families, After: the .