§ 5. Captain BOWYERasked the Minister of Pensions what steps he has taken, or is taking, to make widely known the terms of the Royal Warrant raising certain percentages of increase under the Pensions Increase Warrant, 1921; and are all pensioners who might benefit there under dealt with automatically, or is each expected to make personal application?
§ Major TRYONAs the hon. and gallant Member will be aware, the great majority of men likely to benefit under the new Warrant are already in receipt of increase under the earlier Warrant. These cases are being dealt with automatically, without the necessity of personal application. Personal application is only necessary in the case of the few men not now in receipt of the increase who may have been or may hereafter become eligible owing to a change in their circumstances. The Ministry can not identify those who fulfil the conditions of the new Warrant, but these conditions will be automatically applied to any fresh applicant, and copies of the new Warrant are being circulated to all local offices of the Ministry.