§ MR. FENWICK () Northumberland, WansbeckTo ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a man and his wife, whose joint income amounts to £27 3s. 2d. per annum are entitled to the full pension, the income being derived as follows: Miners' Permanent Relief Fund £12 9s. 2d., friendly society, £5 4s., interest on money invested £3, allowed for free house £6 10s., both applicants being over seventy years of age.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) If the whole income belonged to the husband he would be entitled to a pension of 2s. If less than the whole he would be entitled to from 2s. to 5s., according to the amount of his income. The wife (provided that the part, if any, of the joint income which was her exclusive property did not exceed £21 a year) would be entitled to a pension of 5s.