BRITISH PENSIONS.
WORK UNDER CONTRIBUTORY ACT. (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRSLESS.) (Received May 6th, 7.10 p.m.) RUGBY, May 4. Figures compiled by the Ministry of Health show that 1,500,000 people in England and Wales are in receipt of pensions under the Contributory Pensions Act. These include the recipients of old-age pensions, widows' pensions, additional allowances for children as part of widows' pensions, and orphans' pensions. Over £37,000,000 has been paid from the Pensions Fund. Figures are given showing the growth in the National Health Insurance scheme during the last five years. At the end of last year the accumulated funds of the scheme amounted to £113,000,000, an increase of £9,000,000. During that period the amount of insured pensions has increased from £l,ooo,OQO*to nearly £16,000,000. The total expenditure on benefits amounted last year to £29,000,000, as compared with £23.000,000 in 1924. Maternity and child welfare services have also been steadily extended in recent years, over 2500 centres now, being in existence.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 11
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