SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
PENSION PAYMENTS IN APRIL BENEFICIARIES NUMBER 97,352 | INCREASED EXPENDITURE Excluding those in receipt at unemployment and sickness benefits, the beneficiaries under the Social Security Act in April, the first month for which figures arc available, totalled 97.352. When those receiving war and Boer War pensions are added, the State directly contributed to the upkeep of 121.835 persons. The annual total value of the social
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security benefits is £7,431.355, and for war pensions an additional £1,624,511. The increase in the number of beneficiaries is shown in the following table for April. 1938 and 1939, compiled from the “Abstract of Statistics':—
No figures have been released by the Government of the amount collected by means of the Social Security tax of Is in the £ on all income of individuals and companies.
1938. 1939. (51.003 74.263 Widows* 4.985 5.861 Maori War .. 26 20 Miners’ 1.058 1.056 Invalidity 10.806 10.063 Familv 6.629 5.857 Orphans* — 132 Emergency Totals 84.507 97.352 The amounts paid in the month of April were : — 1938. 1939. £ £ Age 271.749 434.367 Widows' 38.728 43.791 Maori War 122 120 Miners5 7.061 7.776 Invalidity 54.713 66.542 Familv 6.982 11.237 Orphans' — 455 Emergency ~ 566 Totals £379.355 £564.854
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 14 June 1939, Page 11
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