HIGHER ALLOWANCES
CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS | INCREASES IN BRITAIN (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.40 p.m. RUGBY, Nov. 14. The Secretary of State i'or War, ! Mr. L. Hore-Bclisha, announced in I the House of Commons the Govern- j meat’s decision to increase the allow- j ances for the children of sailors, sol- j diers and airmen as well as the limits j of special allowances in cases ol' hard-! ship. The rates are being raised from 3s j to 4s a week i'or the second child and 1 from 2s to 3s weekly for each subsequent child. On the present figures, the changes are expected to add some £2,000,000 to the existing annual expenditure of about £10,000,000 on children’s allowances in the three defence services. The concession has been made in! response to representations in recent j debates in the' House of Commons j that hardship is being experienced by; the families ol' the men in the three services, especially where the rents! are high.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 15 November 1939, Page 8
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