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ECONOMIC PENSIONS PAYABLE AT 31st MARCH, 1948, IN SUPPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY WAR PENSIONS

DISSECTION OF WAR PENSIONS CURRENT AS AT 31st MARCH, 1948

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Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. Totals. Number of Pensioners. Number of Children. Annual Value. Number of Pensioners. Number of Children. Annual Value. Number of Pensioners. 1 Number of | Children. | Annual ! Value. 1 Ex-member of Forces — Permanent Temporary Dependants of disabled ex-members Widows Other dependants of deceased servicemen Totals 14,088 324 2,033 2,291 379 1 * 462 227 76 £ 1,031,428 30,607 191,790 372,048 22,099 | 0,545 17,971 1,000 1,849 883 ' 021 1,519 756 £ 378,840 1,512,240 82,981 396,586 45,303 20,633 18,295 3,033 4,140 1,262 2 j 083 1,746 832 £ 2,010,268 1,542,907 274,777 768,634 67,462 19,715 1,705 2,248,038 28,248 2,896 2,416,010 47,963 4,661 4,664,048 N.B. —During the year mother's allowance of 30s. a week was paid to 2,539 wives and widows of disabled or deceased ex-servicemen.

Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. Totals. Number. Annual Value. Number. Annual Value. 1 Number, j Annual Value. Ex-member with permanent pension Ex-member with temporary pension Widow's Widowed mothers Totals .. ... 3,556 76 1,265 26 £ 397,443 8,427 80,655 1,274 257 1,375 877 59 £ 29,089 155,097 55,290 2,861 3,813 1,451 2,142 85 £ 426,532 163,524 135,945 4,135 4,923 487,799 2,568 242,337 7,491 730,136