HC Deb 02 March 1964 vol 690 cc172-3W
Mr. Lubbock

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what was the average weekly supplement received from the National Assistance Board during 1963 by those in receipt of such supplements to their National Insurance retirement pension.

Mrs. Thatcher

22s. 3d. in December, 1963. This figure is obtained only once a year.

Mr. Lubbock

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many weekly allowances were paid by the National Assistance Board in the week ended 31st December 1963; how many of these allowances were paid as a supplement to those already receiving some form of National Insurance benefits; and how many were paid as a supplement to those receiving retirement benefit.

Mrs. Thatcher

1,970,750 weekly allowances from the National Assistance Board were in payment on 17th December, 1963; 1,406,650 of these were to people already receiving national insurance benefits, including 1,100,348 to people who are receiving retirement pensions.

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