§ 49. Mr. Grieveasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will
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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Benefit April 1959 (came into force Jan 1958) Sept. 1959 April 1961 Sept. 1962 March/May 1963 March 1964 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. WAR PENSIONS Ex-private for 100 per cent. Assessment 4 5 0 — 4 17 6 — 5 15 0 — War widow 3 6 0 — 3 16 0 — 4 10 0 — NATIONAL INSURANCE FLAT RATE BENEFITS Retirement pension,(1) widowed mother's allowance, widow's pension, unemployment benefit,(2) sickness benefit,(2) maternity allowance 2 10 0 — 2 17 6 — 3 7 6 — Increase for wife, and retirement pension for wife (1) on her husband's insurance 1 10 0 — 1 15 0 — 2 1 6 — Increase of widowed mother's allowance for each child, inclusive of family allowance 1 0 0 — 1 5 0 — 1 10 0 1 17 6 Increase of other benefits for each child, inclusive of family allowance 0 15 0 — 0 17 6 — 1 0 0 — INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFITS Injury benefit 4 5 0 — 4 17 6 — 5 15 0 — Disablement benefit for 100 per cent. Assessment 4 5 0 — 4 17 6 — 5 15 0 — Widow's pension 2 16 0 — 3 4 0 — 3 15 0 — FAMILY ALLOWANCES Second child 0 8 0 — — — — — Third child 0 10 0 — — — — — Each subsequent child 0 10 0 — — — — — SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS Husband and wife 3 16 0 4 5 0 4 10 0 4 15 6 5 4 6 — Single householder 2 5 0 2 10 0 2 13 6 2 17 6 3 3 6 — take steps to add schizophrenia to the list of diseases, the drugs for which qualify for exemption from the prescription charge.
Dr. DunwoodyNo. Exemption is available on grounds of certain specified medical conditions not including schizophrenia, of age or low income. The prepayment certificate is designed to help those patients who are not entitled to exemption but require frequent prescriptions.