HC Deb 21 November 1911 vol 31 cc1150-2

(1) Medical treatment and attendance for any persons dependent upon the labour of a member.

(2) An increase of sickness benefit or disablement benefit in the case either of all members of the society or of such of them as have any children or any specified number of children wholly or in part dependent upon them.

(3) Payment of sickness benefit during the second thirteen weeks of disease or disablement at the same rate as during the first thirteen weeks thereof, or from the first, second, or third day after notice of disease or disablement.

(4) An increase of maternity benefit.

(5) Allowances to a member during convalescence from some disease or disablement in respect of which sickness benefit or disablement benefit has been payable.

(6) The building or leasing of premises suitable for convalescent homes and the maintenance of such homes.

(7) An addition to old age pensions payable under the Old Age Pensions Act, 1908; or the payment of old age pensions at an earlier age than seventy years with an option to the person entitled to take in lieu of such earlier payment a proportionately increased pension at a later age.

(8) Payments to members who are in want or distress.

(9) Payments for the personal use of a member who, by reason of being an inmate of a hospital or other institution, is not in receipt of sickness benefit or disablement benefit.

Amendments made: In Table A, after the word "benefit" ["sickness benefit"], insert, for men the sum of 10s. a week throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks; for women the sum of 7s. 6d. a week throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks, or at the option of the society.

In Table A, after the word "alike" ["for men and women alike"], insert the-words together with,

In the case of men either—

And in the case of women either—

At end of Table A insert, Where any such option as aforesaid has been exercised by a society it shall not be lawful for the society to exercise a new option until after the next subsequent valuation of the society, and an option must be exercised as respects all the members of a society.

In Table B, leave out the words "5s. a week throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks," and insert instead thereof "6s. a week during the first thirteen weeks, and the sum of 5s. a week during the second thirteen weeks."

In Table B, leave out the words "4s. a week throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks," and insert instead thereof 5s. a week for the first thirteen weeks, and the sum of 4s. a week for the second thirteen weeks.

In Table C, after the word "60" ["is over 50 and under 60"] insert the words "at the time of becoming an employed contributor."

Leave out the words "during the second thirteen weeks," and insert instead thereof "throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks."

Leave out the words "during the first thirteen weeks and 5s. a week during the second thirteen weeks" and insert instead thereof the words "throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks."

After the word "60" ["where the insured person is over 60"] insert the words "at the time of becoming an employed contributor."

Leave out the words "5s. a week throughout the whole period of twenty-six weeks," and insert instead thereof the words "6s. a week for the first thirteen weeks and 5s. a week during the second thirteen weeks."

At end of Table C insert:—

Table D.—Rates and Conditions for Married Women.

Sickness benefit: during the first thirteen weeks, the sum of 5s. a week; during the second thirteen weeks, 3s. a week.

Disablement benefit: the sum of 3s. a week.

Sickness and Disablement benefit shall not be payable during the two weeks before and four weeks after confinement, except in respect of a disease or disablement neither directly or indirectly connected with childbirth.

In Part II., at end of paragraph (1), insert, "(2) The payment of the whole or any part of the cost of dental treatment.

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In paragraph (3), leave out the words "notice of," and insert instead thereof the words "the commencement of the."

Leave out paragraph (7), and insert instead thereof (7), "the payment of pensions or superannuation allowances."

At the end of paragraph (8), add the words "including the remission of arrears whenever such arrears may have become due."

At the end of paragraph (9), add,

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