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Widows Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions

DRAFT

OF A

BILL

(A.D. 1925)

Make provision for pensions for widows, orphans and persons between the ages of sixty-five and seventy and for the payment of contributions in respect thereof, and to amend the enactments relating to health and unemployment insurance and old age pensions.

Be it enacted by the King’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

(Contributory pensions for widows, orphans and persons between 65 and seventy)

Contributory Pensions.

–(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act relating to the payment of contributions and otherwise, pensions shall be payable as follows, that is to say-

To the widow of an insured man a pension at the rate of ten shillings per week, with an additional allowance in respect of children while under the age of fourteen, at the rate of five shillings per week for the eldest or only such child, and three shillings per week for every other such child (in this Act called a “widows pension”);

in respect of the orphan children while under the age of fourteen of an insured man or of an insured widow, a pension at the rate of seven shillings and sixpence per week for the eldest or only child in respect of whole a pension is payable, and at the rate of six shillings per week for each other such child (in this Act called an “orphans pension”);

to an insured man or an insured woman who has attained the age of sixty-five but has not attained the age of seventy, and to the wife of an insured man who has attained the age of sixty-five (such wife attained the age of sixty-five but not having attained the age of seventy) a pension at the rate of ten shillings per week (in this Act called an “old age pension”).

(2) By way of contribution toward the cost of carrying this Act into effect there shall be paid such contributions as are hereinafter in this Act provided.

–(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires the expression “insured” means insured under the National Health Insurance Act, 1924 (in this Act referred to as the Insurance Act) or the Acts repealed by that Act, and in relation to any person who is deemed to be insured for the purposes of this Act, includes such a person; and the expression “insurance” in relation to a person so deemed to be insured shall be construed accordingly.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, but not for any other purpose, a person insured the Insurance Act shall be deemed to continue to be so insured during any period which he is by virtue of subsection (4) of section twelve of the Insurance Act entitled to medical benefit

(3) An exempt person and person engaged in an excepted employment shall be deemed to be insured for the purposes of this Act in the circumstances and to be the extent mentioned in this Act

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