asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total expenditure on social welfare payments in December, 1963, and the total of such expenditure in the month preceeding the recent increase in social welfare benefits.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Payments.
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Mr. Belton
The most recent increases in rates of social welfare benefits came into operation at the beginning of January. The provisional total expenditure on social welfare payments in December, 1963 was £3,681,758.