§ 24. Major LEIGHTONasked the Minister of Pensions whether he has any information showing the relation between rates of disability pensions, wages, and the cost of living in Great Britain and in the other chief belligerents of the late War?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Mr. R. S. Hudson)As detailed figures are
| Country. | 100 per cent. Pension Standard or Flat Rate. (Per week.) | Percentage of Pension to average weekly wage. | Purchasing power of Pension in 1935 compared with purchasing power in 1920. (1920=100.) | ||
| Per cent. | |||||
| United Kingdom | … | … | 40s. | 73.9 | 174.5 |
| Australia | … | … | 42s. | 49.75 | 128.1 |
| Canada | … | … | $17.26 | 62.3 | 155 |
| New Zealand | … | … | 40s. | 48.1 | 135.4 |
| France | … | … | 120 Frs. | 62.8 | 130.3 |
| United States of America | … | … | $23.02 | 62.2 | 146.7 |