Oral Answers to Questions — Pensions and National Insurance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 May 1954.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many old-age pensions are being paid in Accrington; and how many of them are being supplemented by National Assistance.
I regret that separate figures for Accrington are not available.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of old-age and retirement pensions; the annual cost of these pensions; and the estimated annual rate of increase.
There are at present about 4,300,000 retirement pensioners. The cost of their pensions is now about £350 million a year, and it will increase on average by about 2¾ per cent, annually.
Does that include old-age pensioners who are a charge on the Treasury Estimate?
No, Sir. This does not include non-contributory old-age pensioners. The annual cost of the these pensions is about £19 million a year, and that figure is going down steadily.