§ Mr. Bellengerasked the Minister of Pensions what allowances are paid to ex-Service men and for their dependants during the time such ex-Service men are in hospital receiving medical treatment?
§ Sir W. WomersleyIn accordance with the terms of Articles 34 and 35 of the Royal Warrant of January, 1943, a disabled ex-Service man of the present war who undergoes a course of inpatient treatment approved by the Ministry, and in consequence suffers the loss of earnings on which he ordinarily depends for his own support and that of his family, may be granted an allowance equivalent to pension at the total disablement rate, plus the appropriate additions for his family. A prescribed deduction is made towards the cost of maintenance where the treatment is provided at the expense of public funds. The net payment for the private soldier is as follows:
A week. week. s. d. Single man 20 0 Married man 26 5 Wife or unmarried dependant living as a wife 9 2 1st child 7 1 Each other child 5 5