HC Deb 14 May 1962 vol 659 c99W
73. Sir C. Osborne

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many 10-shilling widows there are; and what it would cost annually to give them a full pension at 50 instead of at 60 years of age.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

About 89,000 at the end of 1961: and £8 million a year.

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