§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many retirement pensioners, non-contributory old-age pensioners and other persons were in receipt of National Assistance grants in the constituency of Inverness on 30th November, 1965.
§ Mr. PentlandThe constituency of Inverness is served by the Inverness office of the National Assistance Board, which also covers the Ross and Cromarty constituency and parts of the constituencies of Argyll and of Moray and Nairn. In the whole area served by the Inverness office there were at 28th September, 1965 (the latest date for which detailed figures are available) a total of 4,034 weekly National Assistance grants in payment, of which 1,382 were in payment to retirement pensioners, 450 to non-contributory old-age pensioners, and 2,202 to other persons. Some of the grants provided for the needs of more than one person (generally married couples).