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SUMMARY OF RATES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, SHOWING INCREASES IN RATES AS A RESULT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENT ACT, 1945 Superannuation— Universal superannuation (from Ist April, 194G) : £lO a year, increased by £2 10s. a year, reaching £lO4 a year from Ist April, 1978. Per Week. Age-benefits— £ s. d. Unmarried persons : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. to .. ..200 Married persons, both eligible : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. each to ..200 each Where wife not eligible : Increased from £2 3s. to .. .. ..400 Invalids' Benefits — Invalids under twenty years of age, unmarried : Increased from £1 2s. 6d. to .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Invalids twenty years of age and over, unmarried : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. to .. .. .. .. .. ..200 Invalids, married — Male : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. to .. .. .. ..200 Wife : Increased from 10s. 6d. to .. .. .. ..200 Married woman : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. to .. .. ..200 Widows' Benefits — (i) With children under sixteen years : Increased from £1 10s. to ..200 (Plus a supplementary benefit of £1 a week in special cases.) (ii) With children no longer under sixteen years : Increased from £1 ss. to 2 0 0 (iii) Widows who have never had a child : Increased from £1 ss. to 1 10 0 Family Benefits — For each child under sixteen years .. .. .. .. .. 010 0 (No increase in rate of benefit, but from Ist April, 1946, the means test no longer applies.) Miners'' Benefits — Miner : Increased from £1 12s. 6d. to .. .. .. ..200 Wife : Increased from 10s. 6d. to .. .. .. .. ..200 Widow : Increased from £1 to .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Sickness Benefits — Sick persons aged sixteen to twenty without dependants : Increased from 10s. 6d. to .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100 Others over sixteen : Increased from £1 to .. .. .. ..200 Wife : Increased from 15s. to .. .. .. .. ..200 Unemployment Benefits — Unemployed person aged sixteen to twenty without dependants : Increased from 10s. 6d. to .. .. .. .. .. ..100 Others over sixteen : Increased from £1 to .. .. .. ..200 Wife : Increased from 15s. to .. .. .. .. ..200 Maori War Benefits— Increased from £1 12s, 6d, to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~200

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