HC Deb 16 November 1944 vol 404 c2124
71. Mr. Murray

asked the Minister of Health how many old age pensioners in the country are still receiving 10s. per week basic pension and not receiving any supplementary allowance.

Mr. Willink

At the end of September, 1944, there were in Great Britain about 2,400,000 old age pensioners, including women over 60 pensioned as widows under the Contributory Pensions Acts, to or in respect of whom supplementary pensions were not being paid.