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Mr. J. T. Price
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance why the estimates for assistance grants by the National Assistance Board show a decrease of £5,500,000.
Mr. Boyd-Carpenter
Because the increases in the rates of retirement pension and other payments made by my Department have diminished the need for National Assistance.