§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if he will set forth in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of non-contributory and contributory old age pensions, respectively, on a given date for each year and the amount paid since the contributory pension scheme became operative, and the number of beneficiaries in each case?
Sir H. YOUNGThe number of persons in Great Britain who were in receipt of old age pensions under the Contributory Pensions Acts, 1925 to 1932, and the Old Agen Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1924, respectively, on 31st March of each year from 1927 to 1933 was as follows : 493W
— Under Contributory Pensions Acts, 1925 to 1932. Under Old Age Pension Acts, 1908 to 1924. Total. By virtue of Contributory Pensions Acts, 1925 to 1932. Other. 31st March, 1927 … … — 166,000 1,032,000 1,198,000 31st March, 1928 … … 478,000 290,000 996,000 1,764,000 31st March, 1929 … … 539,000 367,000 951,000 1,857,000 31st March, 1930 … … 588,000 447,000 927,000 1,962,000 31st March, 1931 … … 638,000 552,000 880,000 2,070,000 31st March, 1932 … … 666,000 648,030 830,000 2,144,000 31st March, 1933 … … 686,000 749,000 778,000 2,213,000 The total cost of such pensions from 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1933, was £328,880,000.