§ Mr. Oliverasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of persons in receipt of National Assistance to the latest date available, in each of the categories of old age pensioners, and of persons in receipt of sickness benefit, unemployment benefit, widows' pensions and Industrial Injuries or disablement benefit, respectively.
§ Mr. TurtonOn 29th September, 1953, the numbers of regular weekly grants of National Assistance that were being paid to persons receiving the following kinds of pensions or benefits were:
Non-contributory Pension 160,300 Retirement Pension 912,300 Sickness Benefit 139,100 Industrial Injury or Disablement Benefit 1,300 Unemployment Benefit 40,500 Widows' Pensions 98,700 Total 1,352,200 Some of the grants covered the needs of a household containing more than one recipient of a pension or benefit.