Superannuation Act 1949

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Superannuation Act 1949
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to amend the law relating to the superannuation and other benefits payable to and in respect of persons who serve or have served in the civil service of the State or in service to which the Superannuation (Various Services) Act, 1938, applies or are existing Irish officers within the meaning of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920; to authorise the payment of annual allowances and gratuities to and in respect of persons who are injured or contract diseases while employed in a civil capacity for the purposes of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 44
Dates
Royal assent 14 July 1949

The Superannuation Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 44) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Clement Attlee. Amongst other changes, it ensured that pensions on a contributory basis were provided for the widow and dependants of an established civil servant. It also ensure that a civil servant retiring after his 50th birthday could retain accrued pension rights, which would become payable on his sixtieth birthday (although the Treasury could, on compassionate grounds, grant such a pension immediately). [1]

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  1. The Social Services of Modern England (International Library of Sociology). New York: Routledge. 2003. ISBN   0-415-17725-1.