BENEFITS FROM APRIL 1

Southland Times, Issue 23766, 14 March 1939, Page 8

BENEFITS FROM APRIL 1

Operation Of Social Security Act MONETARY PAYMENTS RECIPIENTS OF PENSIONS NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 13. The Pensions Department states that forms of application for monetary benefits under Part 2 of the Social Security Act 1938, that is, the age, widows’, orphans’, family, invalids’, miners’, sickness and unemployment benefits, will be available on and after March 15 at the office of any registrar of pensions or district employment officer of the Labour Department in the larger centres and at the local Post Office in the smaller towns throughout the Dominion. The Act comes into operation as from April 1 and the application forms, when completed, should be forwarded to the nearest Social Security office. Those already in receipt of pensions or allowances are not required to apply for similar monetary benefits under the Social Security Act, as the changeover will be made without personal application. For example, an old' age pensioner receiving a pension of 22/6 a week will be granted from April 1 the age benefit of 30/- a week without application a person holding a current pension certificate will be able to produce it as sufficient authority to receive payment of the corresponding benefit of the Social Security Department at the next pay day. It is expected that a large number of applications will be received by the department during the initial stages, but no time will be lost in preparing each case for the Social Security Commission’s decision and any accumulation of applications will be reduced to normal. dimensions as expeditiously as possible.

FIRST PAYMENT ON APRIL 23 WEEK IN ADVANCE OF DUE DATE AUCKLAND, March 13. Officers of the Pensions Department in Auckland stated today that all pensions provisions under the Social Security Act will come into operation as from April 1 Arrangements had been made for the first payment of the increased age benefits and other pensions on April 23. The due date for payment does not fall until April 30. as the department normally follows the practice of paying at the end of the month all pensions falling due at the beginning of the month. However, the usual system will be followed of paying a week in advance of the due date.