ALL TO BENEFIT
SOCIAL SECURITY SUPERANNUATION PLAN NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS PREMIER'S STATEMENT TONIGHT (By Telegraph.— press Association) WELLINGTON, Saturday Details of the Government’s scheme of national health service and superannuation will be broadcast 'by the Prime Minister, the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, to-night from all YA and ZB stations, 'beginning at seven o’clock. “Our proposals provide for the establishment of a free health service for everybody, and also for national superannuation for men and women who are 60 years of age and upward,” said Mr Savage to-day. “The plan further Includes the provision of sickness and incapacity benefits, and orphans’ pensions for the first tirr\e in New Zealand, increased pensions for invalids, miners, widows and deserted wives, and increases in the family allowance and war veterans allowances. “These proposed benefits will provide a condition of social security unsurpassed anywhere In the world. "The Government will place before the Parliamentary committee next Tuesday a complete social security scheme that will be comprehensive in scope and adequate in benefits.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19380402.2.64
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 8
Word Count
170ALL TO BENEFIT Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in