65. Miss Wardasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has yet received proposals from the British Transport Commission for a scheme for stepping up pensions for railway superannuitants; and when he hopes to make a statement.
§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenter:The British Transport Commission has informed me 67W that it intends, with effect from 25th April, to raise the limits of its present scheme of pension supplements to correspond with the higher rates of National
BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION SCALE OF AUGMENTED SUPPLEMENTS TO SALARIED ANNUITANTS OF BRITISH RAILWAYS AND LONDON TRANSPORT COMMENCING 25TH APRIL, 1955 Total pension from transport sources (excluding 1953 supplementation) Rate of supplementation per annum for married men, or single persons with dependants 10–14 years' service 15–19 years' service 20–24 years' service 25 years' service or over £ £ £ £ Up to £55 … … 49 54 59 64 £56 … … 48 53 58 63 £57 … … 47 52 57 62 £58 … … 46 51 56 61 £59 … … 45 50 55 60 £60-£75 … … 44 49 54 59 £76 … … 43 48 53 58 £77 … … 42 47 52 57 £78 … … 41 46 51 56 £79 … … 40 45 50 55 £80-£95 … … 39 44 49 54 £96 … … 38 43 48 53 £97 … … 37 42 47 52 £98 … … 36 41 46 51 £99 … … 35 40 45 50 £100-£119 … … 34 39 44 49 £120 and over … … Supplement to 154 Supplement to 159 Supplement to 164 Supplement to 169 NOTES: (i) For single persons without dependants the rates of supplementation are £9 per annum lower—see Note (iv) for limitations of supplementation. (ii) The new rates of supplementation absorb the supplementation granted under the Commission's 1953 scheme of supplementation; in consequence, the application of the new rates to persons receiving supplementation under the 1953 scheme of supplementation will normally mean that their existing supplements will be increased by £20 per annum if they are single persons without dependants, or £29 per annum if they are married men or single persons with dependants. (iii) Total pension from transport sources to include, where appropriate, the annuity value of the capital sum benefit from Superannuation Fund. (iv) Pension, plus supplementation, not to exceed £169 per annum for a married couple, or a single person with a dependant, or £104 per annum for a single person without dependants. (v) A condition will be that supplementation will not be granted to persons receiving the State pension by reason of their being compulsory contributors for State pension at the time of retirement, nor to those who retired on ill-health pensions and receive State sickness, disablement or industrial injury benefits. (vi) Where an annuitant is in regular paid employment this will be taken into account in considering supplementation.