REVIEW PENDING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22320, 3 May 1947, Page 6

REVIEW PENDING

BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES MEN IN THE FORCES PAYMENT BY JUNE ;(P.A.) WELLINGTON, May 2. Applications lor family benefits for the children of members of the armed forces aie to be reviewed, said tiie Minister of Social Security, Mr W. E. Parry, today This follows the recent announcement of new rales of pay to members of lie armed forces and pay ment of family benefits with effect from April 1. 1946 to applicants where such benefits have been withheld from pay ment while awaiting these revised rates of pay Tne Minister said the review would embrace ail c airns previously withheld from payment where the fathers of the children remained in tiie armed services and would a'sn include those case where payment commenced subsequent io Ap.,i i. 194 u, following tne discharge ol servicemen after that date Payment would be made from April 1. li'46 to the present date or otherwise frem Awil 1 .1946. to the com rr.encement of the current family bene r w v. ' ~r -” 1 '’n </’" r'-' " of termination of service with the forces. ,\lr Parry said he hoped to have the whole of these payments avaLab.e to tnose concerned by the end ol June. Ke pointed out that there was no need for Iresh applications for lamii.y benefits where claims had already been lodged but he u.ged immodia.e lodg ment of applications where claims had not been mad”. If such new apphea tion- were not Indeed by June' 30 1846. payment of the benefit would not commence prior to the first day of the month during which the applications were lodged.