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Sir I. Fraser
asked the Minister of Pensions how many persons are in receipt of war disability pensions from the first and second wars, respectively, in the various percentage qualifications.
Mr. J. Hynd
The approximate numbers of persons in receipt of disability pensions or weekly allowances in the various percentage groups are as follow:
| Degree of Disablement. | War 1914 | War 1939 | |
| Number | Number | ||
| 100 | … | 22,000 | 30,600 |
| 90 | … | 2,400 | 500 |
| 80 | … | 11,500 | 7,400 |
| 70 | … | 18,000 | 10,900 |
| 60 | … | 28,300 | 14,700 |
| 50 | … | 43,900 | 22,600 |
| 40 | … | 43,800 | 39,600 |
| 30 | … | 70,000 | 93,800 |
| 20 | … | 105,000 | 124,500 |
| Less than 20 | … | 12,000 | 60,700 |
| TOTALS | … | 356,900 | 405,300 |