Summary of the provisions of the National Assistance Bill.

Date:
1947
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Credit: Summary of the provisions of the National Assistance Bill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    National Assistance ? | 49. The cost of National Assistance administered by the National Assistance — Board will (like the cost of the present schemes of unemployment assistance actual cost of assistance grants and the expenses of administering them, this will include the cost of repaying to Local Authorities any expenditure — they incur as agents for the Board, e.g., in providing and maintaining r reception céntres for vagrants. ie Local Authorities’ Services a 50. The expenditure incurred by Local Authorities in exercising their powers and duties under the Bill, in so far as it is not recovered by charges authorised by the Bill, e.g., charges made for accommodation as explained in paragraphs 24 to 26, will be borne by local rates. The Exchequer will, however, pay a subsidy to Local Authorities in respect of approved resi- — dential accommodation provided in premises the construction of which is begun after the date of introduction of the Bill. This subsidy will take the form of an annual payment for a period of 60 years of {£7 Ios. (in Scotland {11) — for each bedroom designed for occupation by one resident only, and for each, other bedroom {£6 ros. (in Scotland {9 10s.) multiplied by the number ofuge residents for whom the room is designed. This subsidy will also be payable — where the accommodation is provided for Local ‘Authorities by Housing Associations within the meaning of the Housing Acts. | ye. st. The financial memorandum attached to the Bill itself gives details of ~ the general financial background of the new proposals. ee Be “e Sa Bas 3'~ Sane if files 3 . ve & LONDON hen 3 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased directly from H.M. Stationery Office at the following addresses: Bute York House, Bon laklan London, W.C.2 ; 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh, 2 ; a ee 39-41 King Street, Manchester, 2; 1.St. Andrew’s Crescent, Cardif€ ; : ; Sea? Tower Lane, Bristol, 1; 80 Chichester Street, Belfast CE OR THROUGH ANY BOOKSELLER eerie 1947 = he Price 3d. net . is me (10/47) (61377) Wt. 14290—2560 12/47 D.L. rae Sy
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