APPENDIX XI. NATIONAL HEALTH AND PENSIONS INSURANCE. STATEMENT showing for SCOTLAND the approximate number of Persons entitled to Benefits at 31st December, 1926. Note. In addition to the numbers stated above there are certain persons who have rights to benefits within defined limits under the National Health Insurance Act, but who are insured persons, or for the purposes of the Contributory Pensions Act are deemed to be insured, so long as they remain entitled to medical benefit under the National Health Insurance Act. The numbers are approximately as follows: (a) 35,000 members of Approved Societies who, being over 70 years of age, have ceased to pay contributions under the Insurance Act and are not entitled to sickness and disablement benefits but remain entitled to medical benefit under that Act. (b) 15,000 married women whose title to special sickness and disablement benefits has been exhausted but who remain insured persons for a further period up to the end of two years after the date of marriage in accordance with Section 56 (1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1924. (c) 60,000 persons whose insurance ceased during the year but who remained entitled to medical benefit for a specified period after ceasing to be insured in accordance with Section 12 (4) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1924. APPENDIX XII. STATEMENT showing for SCOTLAND for periods to 31st December, 1926 (1) the Estimated Number of Persons entitled to * The figures for these years are approximate and subject to adjustment in subsequent Reports. The membership of Approved Societies from 1920 onwards represents the number of members on the books of Societies at the end of the year (including those temporarily Under the National Health Insurance Act, 1920: (i.) The normal rates of contributions and benefits were increased from 5th July, 1920, and the cost of medical benefit from 1st January, 1920; (ii.) The allowance to Approved Societies for administration was increased from 1st January, 1920; (iii.) Sanatorium benefit ceased as from 1st January, 1921. Payments of outstanding liabilities took place since that date. Additional benefits (including increases of cash benefits) provided out of surpluses declared available at valuation became payable, under schemes approved by the Board, (ii) Second valuation-From 6th July, 1925, in the case of Societies in the first group; from 5th July, 1926, in the case of Societies in the second group. Under the National Health Insurance Act, 1922, and the National Health Insurance (Cost of Medical Benefit) Act, 1924, certain additional expenses of medical benefit and Under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, the normal rates of contributions were reduced from 4th January, 1926. Under the National Health Insurance Act, 1926. the State Grant was reduced from 1st January, 1926. Exempt Persons were, after payment of the qualifying number of contributions, eligible for medical and sanatorium benefits in periods to 31st December, 1920, and for medical benefit only after that date. APPENDIX XIII. SUMMARY of SCHEMES of ADDITIONAL BENEFITS arising out of the Second Valuation adopted by Approved Societies whose second valuation was made as at 31st December, 1923. (Period of operation of Schemes-5th July, 1926, to 5th July, 1931.) TABLE showing the number and membership of Societies and Branches whose Additional Benefits Schemes include provision for increases in the statutory rates of cash benefits. (Non-cash Benefits are provided in addition in nearly every case (see Table B).) N.B.-"1 unit Additional Cash Benefits" comprises 1s. per week additional Sickness: Benefit, 6d. per week additional Disablement Benefit and Class K Sickness or Disablement Benefit, and 2s. additional Maternity Benefit. Includes men's section of one society. Includes women's section of one society. One society comprising 4,857 members also provides 10s. additional Maternity Benetit. APPENDIX XIII.--(continued.) TABLE B. TABLE showing the number and membership of Societies and Branches whose Additional Benefits Schemes include provision for non-cash benefits, i.e. benefits other than increases in the statutory rates of cash benefits. (The may include the latter in addition. See Table A.) schemes of scheme. Total sum available for remission of arrears penalties during period of operation |