§ 16. Mr. WINDSORasked the Secretary of State for War whether awards of increase of pension under the Pension (Increase) Acts, 1920 and 1924, are only made from the date of application; and, if so, will he state the reason therefor, seeing that the Act of 1924 provided for arrears to be paid from the 1st July, 1923?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON - EVANSAwards under the Pensions Increase Acts of 1920 and 1924, were made automatically, as far as was possible, and the automatic awards were ante-dated to the dates from which each Act took effect. It still rests with persons who consider that they have a claim under either Act, and who were 1652 not in receipt of increases, to submit their applications, and if the applications are delayed, arrears are not given as a matter of course, but depend on the nature of the evidence given in each particular case.