§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much would be saved in a full year and how
Numbers affected by the proposed abolition of widowed mothers' allowance (Personal) (WMA(P)) in the first full year of implementation Numbers of widows, presently entitled to WMA(P) with entitlements under Green Paper proposals Numbers entitled to WMA(P) under existing rules £1,000 lump sum Widow's pension (age related or full rate) immediately on bereavement for new awards No entitlement to widow's pension New awards 2,500 2,500 1,500 1,000 People transferring from widows mothers' allowance 10,500 * 9,000 1,500
Numbers affected by the proposed raising from 40–45 of qualifying age for lowest rate of widow's pension during the first full year Entitlement under current rules Entitlements under the Green Paper proposals of widows who under existing rules would receive an age-related pension Numbers entitled to age-related widow's pension £1,000 lump sum Age-related widow's pension No entitlement to widow's pension New awards 5,000 5,000 †3,500 1,500 People transferring from WMA or WMA(P) 4,500 * ‡3,000 1,500 Notes to tables: Numbers above are accurate only to the nearest 500. They are derived from 1983 estimate of the number of widow's receiving benefits. * The majority of these widow's would have received widow's allowance when widowed, the others the lump sum payment. † In addition some 11,000 new award widows who under existing rules would receive a full widow's pension would receive an age-related pension instead. ‡ In addition some 5,500 transferring widows who under existing rules would receive a full widow's pension would receive an age-related pension instead.