§ 17. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of National Insurance if, under her regulations, ministers of religion are entitled to the full benefit of old age pensions irrespective of the amount they receive from the church as retirement allowances.
§ Dr. SummerskillI assume that the hon. Member is referring to non-contributory pensions payable at age 70 subject to a test of need. I am sending the hon. Member a leaflet describing the conditions under which these pensions are payable. There are no special rules about the allowances mentioned by the hon. Member which would be taken into account in the same way as other resources.