§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many war widows and war pensioners 24W now receive supplementary benefit; and if he will subdivide this figure into categories indicating in respect of which world war or other conflict the pension was granted.
§ Mr. RossiAt December 1980—the latest date for which figures are available—about 1,000 war pensioners and 2,000 war widows were receiving supplementary benefit.
It is not possible to subdivide these figures by reference to the war or conflict that led to the pension award.