§ 41. Mr. Willisasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many retirement pensioners in Scotland are in receipt of National Assistance supplements.
§ Mrs. ThatcherAt 25th September last, the latest date for which such figures2W are available, the number of National Assistance supplements to retirement pensions payable in Scotland was 84,229. Some of the supplements provided for a household with more than one pensioner.