§ 58. Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Defence if he will state the number of long service pension schemes in force for other ranks of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, respectively, and the total number of such schemes; what were the original weekly basic rates for able seamen, privates and aircraftmen, respectively, when the schemes were first introduced; what increases have been made in these basic rates; when the increases were made; and what are the present weekly amounts of each pension.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe following is the reply:
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LONG-SERVICE PENSION SCHEMES (OTHER RANKS) AND WEEKLY RATES APPLICABLE TO ABLE-SEAMEN AND EQUIVALENT RANKS Long-Service Pension Schemes Effective date Minimum qualifying service (years) Original Basic Pension Additions Basic rate plus additions Increases payable under Pensions (Increase) Measures subject to the normal rules (see Note 1 below) Current pension with all increases (Note 2 below) Remarks 1920–24(from 1stJuly,1923) 1944–47(from 1stDecember,1946) 1952 (from 1st October,1952) 1956(from 1stApril,1956) 1959(from 1stAugust,1959) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pre-1945 Royal Navy Pre-1919 … — 22 5 10 2 11 11 1 7 2 7 4 8 7 1 1 4 3 1 19 6 No Terminal Grant (age 55) 2 4 (age 65) 1919 … 1st April, 1919 22 19 3 2 11 1 4 6 — 9 10 10 0 2 5 5 8 2 12 5 No Terminal Grant (The age addition at 65 was abolished for those enlisted after 3rd October, 1925) (age 55) 2 4 (age 65) 1930 … 1st April, 1930 22 14 8 2 11 17 7 — 7 0 8 3 1 9 4 2 1 18 9 No Terminal Grant (age 55) NOTE: The basic pension shown represents the element of pension for service only and makes no allowance for additions for Good Conduct Badges, the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and "Very Good" Conduct throughout service. 150W151W
Army Pre-1919 — 21 7 7 — 7 7 5 4 5 2 6 0 9 3 0 1 7 10 No Terminal Grant 1919 1st April, 1919 21 18 4½ 2 11 1 3 7½ — 9 6 10 0 2 4½ 5 6 2 11 0 No Terminal Grant (The age addition at 65 was abolished for those enlisted after 9th October, 1925) (age 55) 2 4 (age 65) 1930 1st April, 1930 21 14 0 2 11 16 11 — 6 9 7 11 1 8 4 0 1 17 3 No Terminal Grant (age 55) Royal Air Force1919 1st April, 1919 24 1 1 0 2 11 1 6 3 — 10 6 10 0 2 7½ 5 11½ 2 15 4 No Terminal Grant (The age addition at 65 was abolished for those enlisted after 1st October, 1925) (age 55) 2 4 (age 65) 1930 1st April, 1930 24 16 0 2 11 18 11 — 7 7 8 10 1 11 4 6 2 1 9 No Terminal Grant (age 55) 1945 and subsequently All Services 1945 19th December, 1945 22 1 6 4 — 1 6 4 — — 8 9 2 8 4 7 2 2 4 No Terminal Grant 1950 1st September, 1950 22 1 6 4 — 1 6 4 — — — 2 8 3 6 1 12 6 Terminal Grant £100 (flat rate) 1956 1st April, 1956 22 1 13 0 — 1 13 0 — — — — 1 4 1 14 4 Terminal Grant £125 (flat rate) 1959 1st April, 1959 22 2 4 0 — 2 4 0 — — — — — 2 4 0 Terminal Grant £343 4s. (three times pension) 1962 1st April, 1962 22 2 7 8 — 2 7 8 — — — — — 2 7 8 Terminal Grant £400 8s. (three times pension) 1st April, 1963 22 2 11 4 — 2 11 4 — — — — — 2 11 4 NOTES: 1. Increases under the Pensions (Increase) Measures are not normally payable until the pensioner reaches the age of 60 although, exceptionally, they may be awarded whatever the pensioner's age if he becomes permanently incapacitated from working by physical or mental infirmity. Thus, the increases under the various measures would not necessarily be awarded from the dates of the introduction of the measures. 2. "Current pension" rates shown are those which are payable if the pensioner is receiving full pension increases and age additions where applicable.
§ 59. Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Defence if he will state the number of non-attributable pension schemes in force for the widows of other ranks of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, respectively, and the total number of such schemes; what were the original weekly basic rates for widows of able seamen, privates and aircraft
Non-attributable Service widows' Pension Schemes Effective from Original basic weekly rates for widows of Able seamen and equivalent Subsequent increases 1. 1952 Scheme (Note 1) Cmnd. 8741 … 1st December, 1952 10s. 0d. p.w. (Note 2) or 5 per cent. from 1st April, 1956 (Note 4) to 10s. 6d. and a further 10 per cent. from 1st August, 1959 (Note 5) to l1s. 7d. 12s. 6d. p.w. (Note 3) 5 per cent. from 1st April, 1956 (Note 4) to 13s. 2d. and a further 10 per cent. from 1st August, 1959 (Note 5) to 14s. 6d. 2. 1959 Scheme (Note 6) Cmnd. 675 … 1st April, 1959 One-third of husband's pension (Note 7) or 15s. 0d. p.w. (Note 8) whichever is the greater Notes: 1. The "1952 Scheme" applied to widows of Regular Servicemen who gave service on long-service engagements after 31st August, 1950. The "ordinary" pensions of the widows of Warrant Officers Class I whose service terminated before 1st September, 1950, were at the same time increased to the "1952" rates. 2. This rate applied where the husband's reckonable service was 32 years but less than 37 years. 3. This rate applied where the husband's reckonable service was 37 years or more. 4. Following the 1956 Pensions (Increase) Measure. 5. Following the 1959 Pensions (Increase) Measure. 6. The "1959 Scheme" (embodying the recommendations of the Grigg Committee's Report on Recruiting insofar as they affected Forces Family Pensions) applied only to widows bereaved on or after 4th November,1958. 7. The widow's pension is calculated as one-third of the husband's basic entitlement to pension with the addition of pension increases as though he were 60. 8. Subject to a minimum period of qualifying service of 22 years (or in cases of invaliding or death in service, 12 years only).