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Table No. 3 SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

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Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Estimate for Year ended 31st March, 1949. 31st March, 1945. 31st March, 1946. 31st March, 1947. 31st March, 1948. Receipts £ £ £ £ £ Registration fees 574,436 585,713 15,287 Social security charge .. 13,663,858 14,557,460 22,383,884 26,176,635 30,000 ', 000 Miscellaneous receipts 38,112 143,020 120,993 97,432 65,000 Balance from previous yea f .. 2,945,139 2,389,701 1,716,303 5,410,977 7,241,918 Transfer from Consolidatec [Fund .. 4,500,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 21,721,545 24,675,894 42,236,467 47,685,044 52,306,918 Expenditure Administration expenses . 563,667 721,587 704,194 707,883 762,249 Emergency benefits 105,843 121,959 134,287 227,857 267,000 Hospital benefits, &c.— Maternity benefits 530,734 600,209 672,989 800,030 881,000 Hospital benefits .. 2,266,688 2,173,460 1,986,288 1,949,489 2,000,000 Medical benefits .. 1,287,023 1,427,309 1,760,574 2,167,826 2,280,000 Pharmaceutical benefits 980,237 1,133,366 1,439,686 1,558,350 1,651,000 Supplementary benefits 170,032 229,971 352,043 545,793 750,000 Monetary benefits —■ Age .. 8,492,015 9,817,615 11,881,119 12,976,286 14,055,000 Widows 985,451 1,043,593 1,529,010 1,709,626 1,900,000 Orphans 23,253 24,178 22,905 24,187 27,000 Family .. 1,405,112 2,611,759 12,680,778 13,798,648 13,843,000 Invalids .. 1,072,619 1,183,537 1,328,485 1,367,300 1,387,000 Miners 74,367 88,359 105,416 110,106 110,000 Maori War 78 101 104 111 12 Unemployment 27,822 31,661 24,332 8,357 9,500 Sickness 351,866 565,420 853,328 897,093 914,000 Universal superannuatio a .. 995,036 1,185,508 1,349,689 1,593,757 1,869,000 Social Security Amendr aent Act, 263 427 1943, section 13 (8) (c ) : Maintenance moneys Balance .. 2,389,702 1,716,302 5,410,977 7,241,918 9,601,157 21,721,545 24,675,894 42,236,467 47,685,044 52,306,918