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[1] [2] The sovereigns were expected to use this to defray some of the costs of running the civil government (such as the Civil Service, judges' and ambassadors' salaries) and the payment of pensions, as well as the expenses of the Royal Household and the sovereign's personal expenses. It was from this that the term "Civil List" arose, to ...
An Act to make certain Provisions and Regulations in respect to the Exercise, within England and Ireland, of their Office by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Scotland; and also to extend such Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America; and ...
He may, however, hold office while a pensioner, but the pension is not payable during the time he holds office. To obtain a political pension, the applicant must file a declaration stating the grounds upon which he claims it and that his income from other sources is not sufficient to maintain his station in life. [1]
An Act to enable Her Majesty to grant Furlough Allowances to the Bishops of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay who shall return to Europe for a limited Period after residing in India a sufficient Time to entitle them to the highest Scale of Pension. (Repealed by Government of India Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 61))
The three pension lists of England, Scotland and Ireland were consolidated in 1830, and the civil pension list reduced to finance the remainder of the pensions being charged on the Consolidated Fund. In 1887 Charles Bradlaugh MP protested strongly against the payment of perpetual pensions, and as a result a committee of the House of Commons ...
The State Pension is an existing welfare benefit that forms part of the United Kingdom Government's pension arrangements. Benefits vary depending on the age of the individual and their contribution record. Currently anyone can make a claim, provided they have a minimum number of qualifying years of contributions.
A Greenwich Pensioner. A Greenwich Pensioner was the Naval equivalent of a Chelsea Pensioner. [1]Although the initial concept of a Greenwich pensioner was that of someone living in the Royal Hospital Greenwich, the institution became responsible for the payment of pensions in 1804 (taking over the responsibility from the Chatham Chest). [2]
A pensioner is a person who receives a pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. [1] This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom (along with OAP , initialism of old-age pensioner ), Ireland and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner'.