– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 29 Gorffennaf 1947.
Mr Daniel Lipson
, Cheltenham
12:00,
29 Gorffennaf 1947
asked the Minister of Pensions the numbers of those in receipt of disability pensions and allowances, by grades, from the maximum downwards, and the amount paid in each grade.
Mr John Hynd
, Sheffield, Attercliffe
As the answer contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.,
Mr Daniel Lipson
, Cheltenham
Can the Minister give an assurance that those figures justify his not bringing the matter before the advisory committee again?
Mr John Hynd
, Sheffield, Attercliffe
The hon. Member should judge that from the figures given in the statement.
(2) Column E gives the total number of pensioners assessed at the various degrees of disablement. Columns C and D give the appropriate rates for a single man and a married man with two children, respectively. In all cases the rates shown are those applicable to basic ranks in the Services (e. g., private soldier in the Army); higher rates are payable for higher rank.
| A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | ||||
| Degree of Disablement | — | Single Man | Married with 2 children | Approximate with number in payment | ||||
| Percentage. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 100 | With unemployability supplement and maximum constant attendance allowance. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 50,650 |
| 100 | With unemployability supplement but without constant attendance allowance. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | |
| 100 | Without unemployability supplement or constant attendance allowance. | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| 90 | With unemployability supplement | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2,900 |
| 90 | With hardship allowance* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 90 | Without unemployability supplement or hardship allowance. | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 80 | With unemployability supplement | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18,950 |
| 80 | With hardship allowance* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 80 | Without unemployability supplement or hardship allowance. | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
| 70 | With unemployability supplement | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28,550 |
| 70 | With hardship allowance* | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 70 | Without unemployability supplement or hardship allowance. | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
| †60 | With hardship allowance* | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 42,450 |
| †60 | Without hardship allowance | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| †50 | With hardship allowance | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 65,650 |
| †50 | Without hardship allowance | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| 40 | With hardship allowance* | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 81,650 |
| 40 | Without hardship allowance | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 30 | With hardship allowance* | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 157,700 |
| 30 | Without hardship allowance | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | With hardship allowance* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 234,100 |
| 20 | Without hardship allowance | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Less than 20 percent | Varying amounts | Varying amounts | 84,050 | |||||
| * If a pensioner's disablement due to service in; the 1939 World War is assessed at less than 100 per cent. and, in consequence of that disablement, he is permanently incapable of resuming his former occupation and incapable of following or being trained for one of equivalent standard, he may be granted a special hardship allowance of 11s. 3d. a week. The allowance together with his pension may not, however, exceed the rate of pension payable if his disablement were assessed at 100 per cent. | ||||||||
| † In a small number of cases of 50 per cent. and 60 per cent. disablement the unemployability supplement has been granted. | ||||||||
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