New Pension Rates. For British Soldiers
A White Paper announced that the new war pension rates, affecting 900,000 people and costing £9,000,000 yearly, will come into effect from the first pay day in February, 1946. A private soldier with 100 per cent, disablement will in future receive 455, instead of 40s weekly. Rates for lower degrees of disablement are increased proportionately, also rates for widows and for N.C.O.s One important new concession is that pensioners of either world war may receive allowances in respect of family, provided the marriage took place within 10 } r ears of the end of war service.
Officers do not benefit under the new rates, but are eligible for a special hardship allowance where incapable of resuming their former occupation.
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Northern Advocate, 20 December 1945, Page 2
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