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FAMILY ALLOWANCES
Memorandum- b y t h e M i n i s t e r
of N a t i o n a l
Insurance
A t t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e War C a b i n e t on 9 t h F e b r u a r y
I was
asked t o have a C l a u s e d r a f t e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n which would
l e a v e t h e t r e a t m e n t of t h e a l l o w a n c e s p a i d i n r e s p e c t o f t h e
c h i l d r e n of m e m b e r s o f t h e F o r c e s t o be d e a l t w i t h b y
R e g u l a t i o n s , as i s a l r e a d y p r o p o s e d i n t h e - c a s e of p o l i c e and
firemen's pensions.
I accordingly circulate the attached
draft.
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t o but a l s o t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g a l l o w a n c e s p a i d u n d e r t h e war
p e n s i o n s scheme, the c i v i l I n j u r i e s schemes and c e r t a i n o t h e r
m i s c e l l a n e o u s s c h e m e s of a s i m i l a r k i n d , t o g e t h e r o f c o u r s e
w i t h t h e p o l i c e a n d f i r e m e n who w e r e p r e v i o u s l y c o v e r e d .
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h e r e p r o p o s e d , I t h i n k a l s o we o u g h t t o c o n s i d e r w h e t h e r
t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s s h o u l d n o t be s u b j e c t t o c o n f i r m a t i o n by
positive resolution in Parliament.
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I f t h e C l a u s e i s t o e x t e n d n o t o n l y t o S e r v i c e men b u t
a l s o t o war p e n s i o n e r s , war widows and c i v i l i a n i n j u r y
p e n s i o n e r s , t h e s t a t e m e n t w i l l p r e s u m a b l y a l s o h a v e t o make
some r e f e r e n c e t o t h o s e c l a s s e s .
. If i t i s d e s i r e d t o confine the r e g u l a t i v e power
S e r v i c e men a n d P o l i c e a n d F i r e r n e s o n l y , t h e p a s s a g e s
s q u a r e b r a c k e t s i n t h i s s t a t e m e n t c o u l d be o m i t t e d .
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" A l l o w a n c e s and Police-"an'a Flflinen^s A l l o w a n c e s
( 1 ) ' T h e M i n i s t e r may make r e g u l a t i o n s f o r
t h e w i t h h o l d i n g of a n . a l l o w a n c e i n r e s p e c t
whom a n a l l o w a n c e i s b e i n g p a i d . ­
etc.
the reduction or
of a c h i l d f o r
( a )
i n r e s p e c t o f t h e s e r v i c e of a m e m b e r o f t h e
n a v a l , m i l i t a r y o r a i r f o r c e s o f t h e Crown
( i n c l u d i n g such n u r s i n g or o t h e r a u x i l i a r y
s e r v i c e a s may b e p r e s c r i b e d ) , o u t o f m o n e y s
provided, by P a r l i a m e n t ;
( b )
u n d e r any Royal W a r r a n t , Order i n C o u n c i l or
O r d e r by H i s M a j e s t y ' p r o v i d i n g f o r a w a r d s i n
r e s p e c t of t h e d i s a b l e m e n t o r d e a t h of p e r s o n s
who h a v e s e r v e d i n a n y o f t h e s a i d f o r c e s , o u t
o f m o n e y s p r o v i d e d by P a r l i a m e n t ;
( c )
u n d e r a n y s c h e m e made by v i r t u e o f t h e I n j u r i e s
i n War ( C o m p e n s a t i o n ) A c t , 1 9 1 4 * t h e I n j u r i e s i n
War C o m p e n s a t i o n A c t , 1 9 1 4 ( S e s s i o n 2 ) , t h e
I n j u r i e s i n War ( C o m p e n s a t i o n ) A c t , 1 9 1 5 , t h e
G o v e r n m e n t War O b l i g a t i o n s A e t s , 1 9 1 4 t o 1 9 1 6 ,
t h e P e n s i o n s ( N a v y , Army, A i r F o r c e a n d .
M e r c a n t i l e Marine) Act, 1949, e i t h e r as
o r i g i n a l l y e n a c t e d o r a s a m e n d e d by t h e
Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Act, 1942, or the
P e r s o n a l I n j u r i e s (Emergency P r o v i s i o n s ) A c t ,
1939;
or
( d )
u n d e r o r by v i r t u e o f t h e p o l i c e . P e n s i o n s A c t , 1 9 2 1 ,
o r u n d e r o r by v i r t u e o f a n y e n a c t m e n t ( w h e t h e r
p u b l i c , g e n e r a l or l o c a l ) r e l a t i n g t o t h e
p e n s i o n s of f i r e m e n o r any scheme o r r e g u l a t i o n
made u n d e r any s u c h e n a c t m e n t ' .
(2) T h e M i n i s t e r may by r e g u l a t i o n s make p r o v i s i o n f o r
t r e a t i n g a s not i n c l u d e d in any f a m i l y c h i l d r e n in r e s p e c t
of whom t h e r e i s b e i n g p a i d a p e n s i o n f o r a f a t h e r l e s s o r
-motherless child ­
( a )
i n r e s p e c t of any s u c h s e r v i c e a s i s m e n t i o n e d
i n p a r a g r a p h ( a ) of s u b s e c t i o n (1) o f t h i s
S e c t i o n , o u t of moneys p r o v i d e d by p a r l i a m e n t ;
( b )
u n d e r any such i n s t r u m e n t as i s m e n t i o n e d i n
p a r a g r a p h (b) of t h e s a i d s u b s e c t i o n
(1)
o u t 'of moneys p r o v i d e d by P a r l i a m e n t ;
y
( c )
( d )
u n d e r any s u c h scheme a s i s m e n t i o n e d
p a r a g r a p h ( c ) of t h e s a i d s u b s e c t i o n
in
(1);
or
u n d e r o r by v i r t u e o f t h e P o l i c e P e n s i o n s A c t ,
1 9 2 1 , or any such e n a c t m e n t , scheme o r
r e g u l a t i o n s , as mentioned i n paragraph (d)
o f t h e s a i d s u b s e c t i o n (1).
DRAFT
STATEMENT
T h e e f f e c t o f C l a u s e 13 o f t h e B i l l i s t o g i v e t h e
M i n i s t e r p o w e r t o m a k e R e g u l a t i o n s w h i c h may e i t h e r i n c l u d e
o r e x c l u d e , s e r v i c e men / w a r p e n s i o n e r s , w a r w i d o w s a n d
c i v i l i a n i n j u r y p e n s i o n e r s / from t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e A c t ,
The same p r i n c i p l e
Firemen.
applies
to Police
pensioners
and
The r e a s o n f o r t h i s m e t h o d of t r e a t m e n t i s a s f o l l o w s .
I t i s c l e a r t h a t t h e t i m e h a s now come w h e n t h e w h o l e
s t r u c t u r e of S e r v i c e pay and a l l o w a n c e s must be b r o u g h t ,
u n d e r t h o r o u g h and complete r e v i e w .
T h e G o v e r n m e n t i s now u n d e r t a k i n g t h a t r e v i e w a n d i t
w i l l be c o m p l e t e d b e f o r e , t h e F a m i l y A l l o w a n c e s B i l l i s .
brought into force.
T h e r e v i e w may a r r i v e a t i t s c o n c l u s i o n o n t h e b a s i s
t h a t family a l l o w a n c e s u n d e r t h i s B i l l a r e t o be p a y a b l e
o r on t h e b a s i s t h a t t h e y a r e n o t t o b e p a y a b l e .
The M i n i s t e r i n d r a f t i n g h i s R e g u l a t i o n s w o u l d c a r r y
out t h e c o n c l u s i o n s a r r i v e d a t a s a r e s u l t of t h a t r e v i e w .
What I h a v e s a i d a p p l i e s e q u a l l y . t o . t h e p e n s i o n s o f t h e
P o l i c e and Firemen.
/ A s r e g a r d s war p e n s i o n e r s , war widows and c i v i l i a n
i n j u r y p e n s i o n e r s , t h e Government, would d e s i r e t o k e e p
t h e p o s i t i o n open u n t i l t h e r e l a t e d q u e s t i o n of what i s
t o be done f o r t h e Armed F o r c e s h a s b e e n d e t e r m i n e d ^ / " .
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There i s a l s o t h e f u r t h e r p o i n t t h a t i t i s an o b v i o u s
c o n v e n i e n c e t o t h e r e c i p i e n t of any a l l o w a n c e t h a t t h e
a l l o w a n c e s h a l l be p a i d i n o n e sum o n o n e d a y , " r a t h e r t h a n
i n t w o sums c o m i n g f r o m tv/o d i f f e r e n t s o u r c e s , a n d
p a y a b l e - ' i t may b e - on t w o d i f f e r e n t d a y s .
To a c h i e v e t h i s r e s u l t i t w i l l b e o b v i o u s l y m o r e
convenient, f o r i n s t a n c e , to pay to the s e r v i n g s o l d i e r
w h a t e v e r may b e a d j u d g e d t o b e t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c h i l d r e n ' s
a l l o w a n c e from t h a t s o u r c e from w h i c h he d e r i v e s h i s
c h i l d r e n ' s allowance as i t e x i s t s today.
/In
t h e same way i t w i l l b e m o r e c o n v e n i e n t t o p a y
to t h e war.widow or t h e d i s a b l e d war p e n s i o n e r w h a t e v e r
may b e c o n s i d e r e d t o b e t h e p r o p e r c h i l d r e n ' s a l l o w a n c e
f r o m t h e M i n i s t r y of p e n s i o n s - i n s t e a d of p a y i n g p a r t
from t h e M i n i s t r y of P e n s i o n s a n d p a r t from t h e M i n i s t r y
of N a t i o n a l I n s u r a n c e .
!
And e x a c t l y t h e same c o n s i d e r a t i o n a p p l i e s t o t h o s e
r e c e i v i n g c h i l d r e n ' s a l l o w a n c e s u n d e r t h e C i v i l i a n War
I n j u r i e s scheme - a l l o w a n c e s which t h e y a r e r e c e i v i n g - t o d a y
from t h e M i n i s t r y of p e n s i o n s j j "
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