EXPENDITURE ON NON-CONTRIBUTORY BENEFITS

Consolidated Fund payment in respect of:

Attendance allowances and Invalid Care

allowance

Non-contributory retirement pensions

Non-contributory Invalidity pension

Mobility allowance

Lump sum payments for retirement and

FINANCE: TABLE 44.01

£ million

Year ended 31 March

1966 1967

1968

1969

1970

1971 1972

1973 1974 1975 1976

1977

6

23

2 23

23

36

27

28

31

3333

62

825

96

129

34

36

12

34

1

8

supplementary pensioners

81

3

3

1

Family allowances

146

149

160

297 339

339 344

339

344

344

532

544

Family income supplements ..

4

10

13

12

12

18

.

-

4

Supplementary pensions and allowances (a)

246

298

386

429

471

524

643

690

686

841 1,187 1,526

War pensions etc (b)

121

118

121

125

125

128

137

150

164

204

258

283

Administration

39

44

50

54

64

69

93

98

120

149

221

270

Notes: (a) Assistance grants and non-contributory old age pensions before 28 November 1966.

(b) Includes Northern Ireland.

4

185

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