3. Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Minister of National Insurance why a woman, who is in receipt of widow's pension under the Contributory Pensions Acts, and who is off work due to illness, is refused any temporary increase in her pension on the ground that during her absence she is receiving some payment of salary from her employer.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsI am collecting further details about the case which I understand the hon. and gallant Member has in mind, and I shall be happy to discuss it with him as soon as I have the necessary information.
4. Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the Minister of National Insurance why a woman who is entitled to the widowed mother's allowance, and who is in employment, is not eligible for sickness benefit when off work due to illness.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsA woman who is entitled to widowed mother's allowance and is in employment receives the allowance in full for any week during which her earnings are interrupted on account of sickness, but is precluded by the National Insurance (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations from receiving sickness benefit at the same time. Copies of these regulations and the Report of the National Insurance Advisory Committee on them are available in the Vote Office.