§ 67. Mr. Beswickasked the Minister of Pensions whether war service grants now payable will be affected to the extent that family allowances are granted; and if he will ensure that there will be no general reduction in these war service grants on that account.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingA War Service Grant is assessed by reference either to the serving man's pre-Service income or to a minimum maintenance standard. In neither case in determining the income during service can family allowances be ignored. In the assessment of grants to men called up from August onwards, family allowances will form part of the pre-service income and in the re-assessment of existing grants, family allowances will be added to the pre-service income figure. As a result, the reduction of222W existing grants will, in most case, be less than the amount of the family allowances.