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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1953
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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Under the Second Schedule of Part II of the National Insurance Act,1946,
appear details of Death Grants payable subject, of course, to the fulfilment
of certain provisions, and the fact that either the deceased person or a
legally liable relative has made a qualifying number of contributions to
National Insurance.
A. grant is obtainable when the deceased person was act the time of deaths-
| Grant | |
|---|---|
| (a) under the age of three years | £ 4 |
| (b) between three and six years. | £ 6 |
| (c) between six and eighteen years. | £10 |
| (d) over the age of eighteen years | £20 |
A grant cannot be secured in the case of a man born before 5th July, 1883,
or a woman before 5th July, 1888. A further exception is made in the case of
a child wider the age of ten years who was born before 5th July, 1948.
Grants as indicated above may only be paid in full to liable relatives; a
local authority whilst assuming the role of a "liable relative" will cnly
receive three-fifths of an applicable grant, as stipulated by the National
Insurance (Death Grant) Regulations, 1949.