§ 86. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of National Insurance the proportion of persons remaining in employment after the minimum pensionable age as at the latest available date.
§ Mr. PeakeI cannot at present add anything to the information given in the Third Report of my Ministry (Cmd. 8635) at page 23.
§ 87. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of National Insurance the total number of persons receiving supplementation of 126W National Insurance benefits from the National Assistance Board as at the latest available date; and how many of these are retirement pensioners.
§ Mr. PeakeIn September, 1952, about 1,108,000 regular weekly Assistance grants were being paid to persons receiving National Insurance benefits, of which about 837,000 were being paid to retirement pensioners.