asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of 31st December, 1968, (a) the number of widows in receipt of widows' pensions and the number of dependent children of such widows and (b) the number of persons in receipt of disability benefit.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Statistics.
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At 31st December, 1968, 68,169 widows were in receipt of widows' pensions and the number of children of such widows in respect of whom increases in pension were being paid was 21,982. The number of persons in receipt of disability benefit on the same date was 61,316.