WAR PENSIONS
GRANTS IN BRITAIN SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, July 31. Some £37,000,000 will be spent this year by the Ministry of Pensions on cases arising out of the last war. This was stated by the Minister of Pensions, Sir Walter Womersley, in the House of Commons when he revealed that there were approximately 818,000 pensioners and dependants from the war of 1914-18 and still a number of claims were being received relating to disabilities arising out of war service. Sir Walter Womersley spoke of the patriotic spirit shown by pensioners, some 446 of whom had relinquished their pensions as a contribution to the war effort, while others had lent their pensions to the Government free of interest. Regarding the present war Sir Walter Womersley said he had made 200 awards to members of the Home Guard who had been injured on duty and 72,000 injury allowances had been made in the cases of civilians injured in air raids. About 10,000 civilian pensions had been granted in respect of death, 8000 being widows’ pensions. The Minister said he hoped soon to make a statement regarding the training of disabled men.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20622, 1 August 1941, Page 5
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