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Table No. 3 SOCIAL SECURITY FUND Statement showing the Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1943, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1942

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1943. 1942. £ £ £ £ Administration expenses .. .. .. 518,030 391,812 126,218 Medical, hospital, &c., benefits — Maternity" benefits .. .. .. 505,219 549,850 .. 44,631 Hospital benefits 1,539,282 1,372,406 166,876 Medical benefits .. .. .. 1,016,032 205,672 810,360 Pharmaceutical benefits .. .. .. 563,247 279,698 283,549 Supplementary benefits .. .. .. 97,399 27,962 69,437 Monetary benefits — Age benefit 7,783,084 7,190,694 592,390 Invalidity benefits .. .. .. 1,036,374 1,011,375 24,999 " .. Widows'benefits .. .. .. .. 866,597 844,928 21,669 Sickness benefits .. .. .. .. 362,088_ 304,155 57,933 Family benefits 790,719 539,183 251,536 Miners'benefits .. .. .. .. 80,100 83,258 .. 3,158 Orphans'benefits .. .. .. 20,628 18,275 2,353 Maori War benefits .. .. .. 189 440 .. 251 Unemployment benefits .. .. .. 49,639 138,528 .. 88,889 Universal superannuation .. .. .. 603,124 445,686 157,438 Emergency benefit .. .. .. 118,923 127,366 .. 8,443 2,564,758 145,372 145,372 Totals .. .. .. .. 15,950,674 13,531,288 2,419,386