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ECONOMIC PENSIONS PAYABLE AT 31st MARCH, 1949, IN SUPPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY WAR PENSIONS

For the year ended 31st March, 1949, the expenditure on war pensions was £4,010,859, being £2,104,627 in respect of 1914-18 war and £1,906,232 in respect of 1939-45 war. T he expenditure on war veterans' allowances for the year was £562,634,

N.B.—During the year mothers' allowance of 30s. a week was paid to 2,278 wives and widows of disabled or deceased ex-servicemen.

DISSECTION OF WAR PENSIONS CURRENT AS AT 31st MARCH, 1949

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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. 1 Annual Value. 1 Number of Pensioners. Number of Children. Annual Value. Ex-member of Forces — Permanent Temporary Dependants of disabled ex-members Widows Other dependants of deceased servicemen 13,812 277 2,546 2,347 338 ' 970 209 64 £ 1,444,922 25,971 172,110 379,932 19,388 8,310 15,317 987 1,629 944 "523 1,295 893 • £ 470,859 1,310,516 80,058 349,999 41,989 22,122 15,594 3,533 3,976 1,282 i j 493 1,504 957 £ 1,915,781 1,336,487 252,168 729,931 61,377 Totals 19,320 1,243 2,042,323 27,187 2,711 • 2,253,421 46,507 3,954 4,295,744

War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. Totals. Class of Pension. Number. Annual Value. Number. Annual Value. Number. J Annual Value. Ex-member with permanent pension Ex-member with temporary pension Widows Widowed mothers .. .. .. 3,498 59 1,306 16 £ 393,465 6,616 82,956 777 293 1,096 803 55 £ 32,764 122,190 50,907 2,578 3,791 1,155 2,109 71 £ 426,229 128,806 133,863 3,355 Totals .. 4,879 483,814 2,247 208,439 7,126 692,253