}
1978/79 1979/80 1980/81
1981/82-1982/8
$ m
$ m (in 1977 prices)
$m
$ m
$ m
a)
Public Assistance Scheme
i)
supplementary allowance for long term cases (paragraph 17)
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
ii)
disregard of earnings (paragraph 19)
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
iii) old age supplement (paragraph 20)
28.00
31.00
35.00
38.00
40.00
iv)
appeal tribunal and fraud specia- lists (paragraph 14(b) and (c))
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
old age
b) Disability and infirmity allowance scheme
those in
i)
Extention to residential institu- tional accommodation (paragraph 24)
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
old age
ii)
Extention of infirmity allowance (paragraph 24)
5.00
42.00
63.00
77.00
81.00
iii) Incapacity allowance (paragraph 28)
9.00
16.00 23.00
36.00
TOTAL $m
53.00 102.00 134.00 158.00
177.00
N.B.
No estimate has been made of the costs to Government which would result from the introduction of a sickness, injury and death
benefit scheme.
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