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Mr. Houghton
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance (1) how many of the weekly allowances paid by the National Assistance Board in June, 1960, to men over 65 years and women over 60 years included discretionary additions; and what was the average amount of such additions;
(2) how many of the weekly allowances paid by the National Assistance Board in December, 1960, to men over 65 years and women over 60 years included discretionary additions; and what was the average amount of such additions.
Miss Hornsby-Smith
Information of this kind is available only on the basis of an annual sample taken towards the end of each year. The latest figures, those for December, 1960, are 752,000 and an average of 7s. 5d.