(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide assistance grants to needy aged persons, as authorized in § 20-76-424 [repealed], and assistance grants to needy blind persons, as authorized in § 20-76-419, of up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per month in keeping with the federal Social Security Act, and as state funds therefor are available.
(b) It is the intent of this section to be cumulative to the public welfare laws of this state.