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rate of 811d. there is added seven-ninths of the cost of dependants’ 
benefits for wives and children at the rates above set out the total 
contribution required is brought up to 93d. a week, being an increase 
of 2d. a week over the present joint contribution of employer and 
worker. 
It will be observed that the actual margin in the present contribution 
after providing for the extra 3s. for medical benefit is 89d. per week, 
being the difference between 9d. and 811d. We find that this margin, 
with the related State grant, would be sufficient to provide an addition 
of 2s. a week to sickness benefit and of 1s. a week to disablement benefit 
in respect of the wife of an insured man (corresponding sums being 
available in the case of a widower with children) and the same sums 
in respect of each child of a married man or widower; the administration 
allowance being increased as explained above. 
8. As regards insured women, we are instructed, as stated above, that 
in the case of an insured married woman her children are to be regarded 
as dependent on her husband, whether he is insured or not. We are 
asked to advise as to the weekly addition to sickness benefit (with 
one-half the addition to disablement benefit) which the margin in the 
women’s contribution would provide in respect of each child under the 
age of 14 of an insured widow and in respect of the dependent widowed 
mother of an unmarried insured woman. We have assumed that the 
latter category may include widows. 
As stated in paragraph 4, the margin in the woman’s contribution 
after providing for a further charge of 8s. a year in respect of medical 
benefit is ‘16d. per week. We find that this margin is sufficient to 
provide an addition to sickness benefit of 2s. a week and to disablement 
benefit of 1s. a week for the classes of dependants mentioned, with 
the same increase in the allowance for administration as stated above. 
We are, My Lord, 
Your obedient Servants, 
ArrrEp W. Warson (Chairman). 
A. D. Besant. 
Lovurs H. CriNton. 
Airrep Henry. 
R. G. MAUDLING. 
M. B. K~xowies (Secretary). 
7th December, 1925. 
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