Moray women lose out on pensions
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Taken from the files of the Northern Scot for the week from July 29, 1922
The monthly meeting of the British Legion was held in their clubrooms in Elgin on Thursday evening.
It was unanimously agreed that the following resolution should be forwarded to Mr Maule Guthrie, MP for Moray and Nairn.
"The wives' section view grave disapproval the action of the Ministry of Pensions in withdrawing from dependants their needful pensions on the grounds that they are not incapable of self-support through age or by their infirmity.
"They find in many cases that under this regulation many are deprived of practically their only source of income and are faced with approaching the Parish Council for poor law relief.
"The women of the branch feel that it is a grave beach of faith to the sons who gave their all for the country in times of need.
"They feel maintain that it is most unjust that any dependant of a British solider, sailor or airman should be subjected to a medical examination with a view to finding out whether or not such a dependent is entitled to receive a paltry five shillings a week (about £22/week in today's money) for the loss of a bread-winner."
Captain J Rodgers, presiding, said he supposed they would agree to place the matter before their member of Parliament to see if they could get his sympathy and support towards their object.
