43 and 44. Mr. De La BÈREasked the Minister of Health (1) how long must a 634 married woman be resident in a public assistance institution or similar institution before she is regarded as living apart from her husband;
(2) Whether a woman applicant for an old age pension who has been temporarily placed in a public assistance institution by her husband because of illness, and for whom he pays £1 per week for her maintenance, is treated as living with her husband for the purpose of Section 2 (2) of the. Old Age Pensions Act, 1911?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. W. S. Morrison)The question when an old age pensioner, who is in a public assistance institution because of illness, should be regarded as no longer living with her husband, so as to necessitate a reassessment of her means, must depend on the circumstances of each case, and falls to be decided by the local pensions committee or by the Minister of Health on appeal. The fact that her husband contributes to her support would not appear to affect the question.