§ 96. Mrs. Lena Jegerasked the Minister of Health how many children are receiving free welfare foods, other than those whose families are in receipt of Social Security benefits; and what is the annual cost.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe latest available information, derived from a special count, is that on 2nd November, 1965, tokens for free welfare foods were in issue to 5,904 beneficiaries in families not in receipt of national assistance, of whom 5,715 were children under the age of five. The annual cost is not known.