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Table No. 3 SOCIAL SECURITY FUND Statement showing the Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1943

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, j Increase. Decrease. 1944. 1943. £ £ £ £ Administration expenses .. .. .. 507,662 518,030 .. 10,368 Medical, hospital, &c., benefits — Maternity benefits .. .. •• 513,939 505,219 8,720 Hospital benefits .. .. .. 2,133,389 1,539,282 594,107 Medical benefits 1,179,331 1,016,032 163,299 Pharmaceutical benefits .. .. 762,198 563,247 .198,951 Supplementary benefits .. .. 137,823 97,399 40,424 Monetary benefits— Age-benefit .. .. .. .. 8,101,669 7,783,084 318,585 Invalidity benefits .. .. .. 1,067,409 1,036,374 31,035 Widows' benefits 949,099 866,597 82,502 Sickness benefits .. .. .. 376,878 362,088 14,790 Family benefits .. .. . • 876,858 790,719 86,139 Miners' benefits .. .. 76,653 80,100 .. 3,447 Orphans' benefits .. .. .. 22,442 20,628 1,814 Maori War benefits .. .. .. 118 189 .. 71 Unemployment benefits .. .. 32,316 49,639 .. 17,323 Universal superannuation .. „ .. 778,758 603,124 175,634 Emergency benefit .. .. .. 117,205 118,923 .. 1,718 1,716,000 32,927 32,927 Totals .. .. .. .. 17,633,747 15,950,674 1,683,073 32,927