HC Deb 30 November 1939 vol 355 c261W
Mr. Gledhill

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the single woman's contribution of 5½d. is entirely used for her pension rights; and why in the recent inquiry the Government actuary stated that 1d. of the contribution was paid for old age pension at 70 years of age?

Sir J. Simon

The insured single woman's pension rights include, of course, the continuation after the age of 70 without a means test of her contributory pension normally granted at the age of 65. As indicated in the report of the Government Actuary which was published as an appendix to the recent report of the Committee on Pensions for Unmarried Women, approximately 1d. of the 5½d. a week which is now contributed by and in. respect of employed women is applicable indirectly towards meeting a portion of the cost of her over-70 pension.