§ Mr. Lansburyasked the Minister of Health how many persons over 70 years of age resident in the county of London are receiving grants from the public assistance authority owing to the insufficiency of the pension for their maintenance and the total yearly cost to the London rates of such payments; and will he give the same information in regard to Manchester and Leeds and the counties of Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Durham?
§ Mr. BernaysThe returns made to my Department relating to persons in receipt of poor relief do not distinguish the number of such persons over 70 years of age. The returns do, however, show the number of persons over 65 years of age drawing old age pensions under the various Acts who are also in receipt of outdoor relief. I regret that information as to the amount of expenditure on poor relief to old age pensioners is not available in my Department.
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NUMBER OF PERSONS over 65 drawing old age pensions who are also in receipt of out-door relief. Administrative County of London 24,787 County Borough of Manchester 5,609 County Borough of Leeds 2,988 Administrative County of Glamorgan 8,476 Administrative County of Monmouth 3,477 Administrative County of Durham 8,015
§ Mr. Lansburyasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the total number of old age pensioners over 70 years of age resident in the county of London and the total yearly cost to the Exchequer of such pensions; and will he give the same information for Manchester and Leeds and the counties of Glamorgan, Monmouth and Durham?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleI regret that the information for which the right hon. Gentleman asks is not available. The areas for which returns of non-contributory old age pensions in payment are compiled are those of Customs and Excise Stations, and their boundaries do not necessarily coincide with those of cities and counties.