_Provisions to safeguard the scheme against abuse include clause les by which wives and widows of men marrying after 60 would only be entitled to a pension when or if married for five years, unless, in the case of widows, there "are children of the marriage.
Provision is made for payment of children's or widows? pensions ta third parties for the account. of beneficiaries if circumstances. justity. A widow's pension may be cancelled or suspended if a Court reports any conviction.—A_widow is disqualified from receiving pension if cohabiting with a man.
The pension scheme also provides thet insttred persons must have continuously resided in Britain for fat least two years immediately prior go death or the date of attaine ing the age of 65 and that Inst employment, excluding temporary employment, must have been in Britain.
The Estimated Cost The Government Actuary est mates that the capital value of the Tiability assumed by the Exchequer under the scheme would be:—For compulsorily insured persons 566,000,000 For voluntary con-
For widowed mothers of tributors 12,000,000 children 42,000,000 For extended rights to "old-age pensions at 10 yours 126,000,000
Total 746,000,000
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