HC Deb 14 July 1986 vol 101 c403W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce legislation to enable age allowances paid to war widows to be increased and to enable age allowances to be awarded to pensioners whose disablements are assessed at below 40 per cent.

Mr. Major

Age allowances paid to war widows will be increased on 28 July in line with price increases. We have no plans to award age allowances to war disablement pensioners whose disablement is assessed at below 40 per cent.