REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24741, 5 December 1945, Page 8

REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE

INCREASED. PAYMENJ& FOR CHILDREN 'M' .VA'I (P, A.) WELUNGTOff^IJafi' , An increase in the amount parable by way of rehabilitation afiowancelb married returned serviceihenrMS children was announced? by - tHelffin-? ister of Rehabilitation (the Hdfu QIT. Skinner) to-day. • The Minister said theihcre^7wQmd ; take effect as from, December 2 iand would i bring the weekly amount iipay-f able for each child to 10s with nn limit as to the number of childreririn tbs past, 6s had been paid. to bachv-chiS-with a limit of five children or 30sil week. ■ The maximum rate, payable to-t& serviceman himself and his mamed unchanged at £3 l#and?£l 10s respectively. • ■ “The alteration has been madfe-'rSaid Mr Skinner, “to bring the rehajjilita-; tion allowance into line with; thelßhiil! benefit rate paid under the? meal security scheme and with the damb* ilisation allowance introduced inSftlly of this year and which is. also istered by the Social Security dOedwt"' ment." _ . •.' The rehabilitation allowance introduced in February, 1943, Minister. It provides for the mautfen*' ance of servicemen taking light or normal empl6yni^fcl)iit ; for whom suitable employmrat3S&iot be found. The maximum * which it is paid is 13 weeks.- HnSt-tH* end of October the aggregate to servicemen by way of rehabili&jittß allowances amounted to £sißsJliv :