SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS
In contrast to the position disclosed in 1941. when there were 2339 cases in which social security benefits were obtained in excess of scale rates, the report of the Controller and AuditorGeneral presented to the House of Representatives this week stated that the number of cases in which recipients of pensions, sustenance, age, and other benefits obtained payment in excess of scale rates by failing to disclose material particulars was 116. This involved a total of £1946. The amount involved in 1941 was £25,444. In connection with the medical benefits, the Auditor-General stated that his officers had satisfied themselves that revison of patients' lists which determined the amount of fees payable from the fund to medical practitioners giving services on a capitation basis had been satisfactorily ' maintained.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 59, 7 September 1945, Page 4
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130SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 59, 7 September 1945, Page 4
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