§ Mr. WHITEasked the Minister of Health as on the last convenient date the number of pensioners under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts, male and female, respectively, who are in receipt of supplementary allowances from public assistance committees?
Sir H. YOUNGOn 1st January, 1933, there were 44,863 widows (with 39,139 dependent children) in receipt of widows' pensions, and 561 orphans in receipt of orphans' pensions, under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts who were also in receipt of outdoor poor relief. The returns made to my Department do not separate the number of old age pensioners in receipt of outdoor poor relief who were receiving old age pensions under the Contributory Pensions Acts from those who were receiving old age pensions under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1924.