§ 70. Mr. Loganasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will take steps so that widows and pensioners, in need of public assistance, should be paid this benefit by his Department.
§ Mr. PeakeWidows and retirement pensioners already draw their supplementary assistance at the post office at the same time as they draw their pensions, and I do not think these arrangements can be improved on.
§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the percentages of rejected applications for supplementary allowances among retirement pensioners and non-contributory old-age pensioners in Scotland, as compared with England and Wales, for 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and for the latest available date in 1954.
§ Mr. MarplesThe National Assistance Board regret that this information is not available.