Four thousands VISTA volunteers were scheduled to receive biweekly allowances October 1. 1.400 were paid under the National Grants program. 2.300 were paid their full allowance with funds that had been put aside in bank accounts to pay volunteers a readjustment allowance at the end of their service. 300 new volunteers received only partial payments because they had not accrued enough money in their bank accounts to cover the biweekly allowance. The money will be restored to the accounts when an appropriation bill is enacted. Supplemental security income benefits normally paid during the month of October for all new applications approved during October cannot be processed until an appropriation is enacted. Refugee assistance program payments to State and local programs and direct payments to refugees ceased October 1. Health care trust funds will lose interest if Federal matching payments are not made on schedule. The State of California is holding up $100 million of prepaid medicaid health care payments until a 1980 medicaid appropriation is approved.
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