Pensions (Increase) Act 1947

The Pensions (Increase) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee. It substantially raised the benefit rates for pensioners.[1][2]

Pensions (Increase) Act 1947
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to authorise further increases under, and otherwise amend, the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1944, and to continue that Act in force as amended; to authorise further increases under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920; and to authorise increases in pensions to which that Act does not apply.
Citation10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 7
Dates
Royal assent18 February 1947

References

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  1. ^ "State Pensioners (Rates)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 November 1948. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Pensions Increases (Application)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 8 July 1947. Retrieved 18 September 2011.