§ 63. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Health how many individuals have retired from the Health Service since its inception; and what has been the estimated pensions cost to his Department in each year up to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe number of individuals who have retired with pensions awarded under the National Health Service Superannuation Regulations is 50,852 up to 31st March, 1964.
The figures of annual expenditure are as follows:
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON PENSIONS PAYABLE UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SUPERANNUATION) REGULATIONS Period Retirement Pensions (age and incapacity) and Injury Allowances Widows" Pensions £ £ 5th July, 1948 to 31st March, 1949 59,314 686 Financial year: 1949–50 294,815 4,700 1950–51 526,088 11,800 1951–52 788,327 22,063 1952–53 1,110,106 39,774 1953–54 1,525,831 49,070 1954–55 1,872,814 62,583 1955–56 2,257,504 78,837 1956–57 2,769,459 99,898 1957–58 3,191,618 123,250 1958–59 3,728,761 152,881 1959–60 4,600,302 215,738 1960–61 5,520,922 295,095 1961–62 6,294,057 370,673 1962–63 7,290,400 449,327 1963–64 8,757,639 572,128