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Introduction of Marriage Allowance - Ratings

1920 08 20
And whereas by Your Majesty's Orders in Council bearing dates the 29th October, 1914, the, 10th January, 1917, the 13th. March, 1917, the 19th May, 1917, the 8th August, 1917, the 27th. September, 1918, the 8th November, 1918, the 14th January, 1919, the 28th March, 1919, the 11th July, 1919, and the 28th June, 1920, sanction was given to the payment of Separation Allowances and kindred allowances to the wives and in respect of the children. of Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength and of Coast Guard ratings, and to other persons actually dependent upon them

And whereas we consider it desirable that as from the beginning of October next, these allowances should be replaced by a Marriage Allowance payable only to the legal wives and in respect of the legitimate children or stepchildren of married men

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction the continuance of existing allowances under present conditions to the 6th October, 1920, and thereafter the payment of Marriage Allowance at the rates and under the conditions set forth in the following schedule, for men recruited in the United Kingdom and for men recruited elsewhere at our discretion, and at such rates within the scale shown in the schedule as we may from time to time decide.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

Schedule.

Marriage Allowance.

As frown the 7th October, 1920, Marriage Allowance to be paid for legal wives and legitimate children or step-children only. (Illegitimate children where the parents subsequently marry one another to be recognised.) Payment only to be made where husband and wife are living together, or where they are separated solely by the exigencies of the service.

2. The Admiralty to have power to reduce or stop the allowance in the event of proved misconduct on the part of the payee and to pay the whole or a portion of it to a trustee.

3. The allowance to be payable in respect of Naval ratings and Royal Marines borne on the books of H.M. Ships, and Royal Marines on shore strength, and Reservists, in receipt of pay at ordinary Naval or Marine rates, and Coast Guard ratings.

4. For the half-year, October, 1920, to March, 1921, to be paid in respect of all eligible men, irrespective of ratting, on the following scale :

Rates for Children, including Motherless

Children.

          
 

Weekly.

  

Weekly
 

 s. 

 d. 

  

 s. 

 d. 

For a wife

9

6

      

Wife and 1 child

19

0

1st child

9

6

Wife and 2 children

26

6

2nd child

7

6

Wife and 3 children

32

0

3rd child

5

6

Wife and 4 children

35

0

4th child

3

0

and 3s. for each additional child.

5. As on and from the 7th April, 1921, the rate of allowance to depend upon the cost of living, and to be paid in accordance with the scale as shown and explained hereunder:

Sliding Scale. Showing Alteration In Rates In Accordance With Changes In The Cost Of Living.
Ministry of Labour index figure of the cost of living, all. items included (Food, Rent, Clothing, Fuel, Lighting &c.) for 1st January of 1921, and of succeeding years. 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 Minimum scale 50

Scale to be kept in force for the Financial Year 1921-22 and succeeding years

    s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d.   s. d. 
Wife only 9 6 9 0 8 6 8 0 8 0 7 6 7 6 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0

Wife and l child

19 0

18 6

17 6

17 0

16 6

15 6

15 0

14 0

13 6

13 0

12 6

12 0

Wife and 2 children

24 6

23 6

22 6

22 0

21 6

20 6

20 0

19 0

18 0

17 0

16 0

15 0

Wife and 3 children

29 6

28 6

27 0

26 0

25 0

23 6

22 6

21 0

20 0

19 0

18 0

17 0

Wife and 4 children

33 6

32 6

30 6

29 0

28 0

26 0

24 6

23 0

22 0

20 6

19 6

18 0

Wife and 5 children

37 6

36 0

34 0

32 0

30 6

28 6

26 6

25 0

23 6

22 0

20 6

19 0

Wife and 6 children

41 0

39 0

37 0

35 0

33 0

31 0

28 6

27 0

25 0

23 0

21 6

20 0

Wife and 7 children

44 6

42 0

40 0

38 0

35 6

33 0

30 6

28 6

26 0

24 0

22 6

21 0
 

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

30

30

30

30

26

20

20

16

10

10

10

10
 

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

Rates for children, including motherless children:-

1st child 

96

96

90

90

86

80

76

70

66

60

56

50

2nd child

56

50

50

50

00

50

50

50

46

40

36

30

3rd child

50

50

46

40

36

30

26

20

20

20

20

20

4th child

40

40

36

30

30

26

20

20

20

16

16

10

5th child

40

36

36

30

26

26

20

20

16

16

10

10

6th child

36

30

30

30

26

26

20

20

16

10

10

10

7th child

36

30

30

30

26

20

20

16

10

10

10.

10
 

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and

and
 

30

30

30

30

26;

20

20

16

10

10

10

10
 

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

on

The rates to be adopted for 1921-22 and succeeding years will be those corresponding to the index figure for 1st January of the year concerned; 135 to 126 inclusive will be regarded as 130 ; 125 to 116 inclusive as 120 ; and so on. If, for instance, the index figure on 1st January, 1921, is 127, the scale applicable from 1st April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922, will be that shown above under 130. All changes will actually take effect as from the first pay day in April.

8. The grant of Marriage Allowance normally to be conditional upon allotments being declared at not less than the following rates:

Rating or Rank.

Allotment.

Chief Mechanicians, Chief Artificers, Chief Shipwrights, Chief Petty Officer, Mechanics, 1st and 2nd Grade, R.N., and Warrant Officers II., Quartermaster Sergeants, Quartermaster Sergeant Instructors, and Company Sergeant-Majors, R.M.

28s. a week.

All other Chief Petty Officers, and Petty Officers, R.N., and all other non-Commissioned Officers, R.M., of the rank of Sergeant and above

21s. a week.

All other: rating, R.N., and Corporals, and all ranks below, R.M.

14s. a week.

7. This condition to apply to the cases of Motherless Children as well as to cases where payment is made to a wife.

8. The allowance not to be paid in respect of men under the age of 25. The age limit not, however, to apply in the case of men already married and entitled to Separation Allowance or Family Allowance, under existing conditions at the date of the announcement to the Fleet of the institution of Marriage Allowance, or to men so entitled who marry within three weeks of such date.

9. The allowance to be payable in respect of married men for whose families official quarters are provided, or allowances granted in lieu, but a deduction of 7s. a week to be made in respect thereof, provided that in no case shall the deduction made exceed the actual amount of the Marriage Allowance. The allotment condition may be waived when men are living with their families in official quarters, or in the case of Reservists undergoing short courses of instruction or drill.

10. Allowances not to be paid in respect of children above the age prescribed from time to time by the Board of Education for full time attendance at school.

11. Marriage Allowance, and an amount equal to the appropriate qualifying allotment to be continued for four weekly payments after the notification of the death of the man concerned, subject to any adjustments that may be necessary to avoid an overlap with pension should one be payable. No allowance shall be paid for a child born after the date of the man's death.

12. Any allotment in excess of the amount necessary to qualify for Marriage Allowance to cease on the death of the man.

13. Special consideration as regards period of extension after the death of the man to be given to cases of men with families in official quarters abroad.

1929 11 08
Marriage Allowance - Changes Brought about by the Adoption of Children Act, 1926
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of November, 1929.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there as this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 10th day of October, 1929 (N.P. (2) 1295/29), in the words following, viz. :-

Whereas by Section 3 of the, Naval and Marine Pay .and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions, or other allowances in the nature thereof, payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman, or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Your Majesty's Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 28th May, 1925, and the 1st February, 1926, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the legal wives and legitimate children or step-children of married Seamen, Marines, and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service:

And whereas we consider it desirable that Marriage Allowance should be paid for children adopted under the provisions of 'the Adoption of Children Act, 1926, to or in respect of adopters who are otherwise eligible for the Allowance:

We beg leave humbly to recommend. that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction as from the 1st day of October, 1829, payment of such allowance at the rates and under the conditions applicable to the legitimate children and step-children of men of Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified Their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
M. P. A. Hankey.

1930 12 30
Marriage Allowance - Adopted Children
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of December, 1830.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 15th day of December, 1930, (N.P. (2) 2094/30), in the words following, viz. :-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof, payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Your Majesty's Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 26th May, 1925, the 1st February, 1926, and the 5th November, 1929, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the legal wives and legitimate children, stepchildren or children adopted under the provisions of the Adoption of Children Act, 1926, of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service:

And whereas we consider it desirable that Marriage Allowance should be paid for all statutorily adopted children, to or in respect of adoptors who are otherwise eligible for the Allowance:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction the issue of Marriage Allowance in respect of all children who may be statutorily adopted under the Adoption of Children (Scotland) Act, 1930, on or after 1st October, 1930, i.e. the date on which that Act became operative, or under any like Act which may thereafter be passed in and be applicable to any other part of the British Empire, such Allowance to be paid at the rates and under the conditions applicable to the children of men of Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
M. P. A. Hankey.

1936 10 30
Marriage Allowance increase for those not living in MQ
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of October, 1936.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the loth day of September, 1936, (N. 3747/36) in the words following, viz.:

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof, payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 26th May, 1925, the 1st February, 1926, the 5th November, 1929, and the 18th December, 1930, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the legal wives and legitimate children, step-children and statutorily adopted

children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service, of the age of 25 years and over:

And whereas we are of opinion that the rate of allowance authorised for wives of Seamen (other than Maltese ratings), Marines and Reservists paid wages on the scale applicable to men entered on and after the 5th October, 1925, should be increased:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction with effect from the 1st October, 1936, the addition, in respect of such personnel whose families are not occupying official quarters, of a fixed sum of 3s. a week to the rate of Marriage Allowance payable for a wife.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
M. P. A. Hankey.

1936 10 30
Marriage Allowance now due to Reservists
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of October, 1936.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 24th day of September, 1936 (N. 4172/1936) in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 26th May, 1925, the 1st February, 1926, the 5th November, 1929 and the 18th December, 1830, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the wives and legitimate children, stepchildren and statutorily adopted children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service, of the age of 25 years and over:

And whereas we are of opinion that payment of Marriage Allowance should be made in respect of married men of the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve and the Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve below the age of 25:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by your Order in Council, to sanction, with effect from the 2nd April, 1936, the payment of Marriage Allowance in respect of men of the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve and the Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve, of the age of 21 years and over.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
M. P. A. Hankey.

1939 07 28
Marriage Allowance Qualifying Age Down to 20
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of July, 1939.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners, of the Admiralty, dated the 12th day of July, 1939 (N. 5110/39), in the words following; viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Your Majesty's Order in Council dated the 13th August, 1920, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the wives and legitimate children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service of the age of 25 years and over: And whereas by Your Majesty's Order in Council dated the 27th October, 1936, the qualifying age for Marriage Allowance for certain Reservists was reduced to 21 years:

And whereas we are of opinion that the qualifying age for Marriage Allowance in respect of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists should be reduced to 20 years of age:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction with effect from the 29th June, 1939, the payment of Marriage Allowance in respect of Seamen, Marines and Reservists of the age of 20 years and over.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1939 09 19
Marriage Allowance - Children
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of September, 1939.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 1st day of September, 1939 (N.6304/39) in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Your Majesty's Order in Council dated the 13th August, 1920, sanction was given, inter alia, to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists only up to the age to which full time attendance at school is compulsory:

And whereas we consider it desirable that, with effect from the 27th July, 1939, this allowance for children should be continuable so long as they are undergoing full time education, even voluntarily; and should be paid for children, within the compulsory school attendance age, who are allowed by a local Education Authority to be withdrawn from school to assist in the home:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction such continuance of payment.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to. approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the: necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth

1939 10 10
Marriage Allowance - Qualifying Age Removed for period of hostilities
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of October, 1939.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 25th day of September, 1939 (N. 8692/39), in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Your Majesty's Order in Council dated the 25th July, 1939, sanction was given for the payment of Marriage Allowance in respect of Seamen, Marines and Reservists of the age of 20 years and over:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the 13th August, 1920, sanction was given to the continuance of Marriage Allowance, together with an amount equal to the appropriate qualifying allotment, for four weeks following the notification of the death of the man concerned:

And whereas we are of opinion that during the period of resent hostilities Marriage Allowance should be issuable whatever the age of the husband:

And whereas we are further of opinion that during the period of hostilities Marriage Allowance, with the appropriate qualifying allotment, should be continuable for a longer period than four weeks after the death of the man:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction, with effect from the 7th September, 1939, the payment of Marriage Allowance in respect of Seamen, Marines and Reservists of any age, and the payment of Marriage Allowance, with a payment equal to the appropriate qualifying allotment, for thirteen weeks following the notification of the death of the man concerned, subject to any adjustments that may be necessary to: avoid an overlap with pension should one be payable.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1940 03 26
Dependents Allowance
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of Mach, 1940.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 14th day of March, 1940 (N. 408 / 1940), in the words following, viz. :-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 26th May, 1925, the 1st February, 1926, the 5th November, 1929, the 18th December, 1930 and the 27th October, 1936 sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the legal wives and legitimate children, stepchildren and statutorily adopted children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships and Marines on shore strength and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service:

And whereas by Your Order in Council dated the 17th November, 1939 sanction was given to the payment of allowances for the dependants of Seamen, Marines and Reservists serving during the present war:

And whereas we are of opinion that an additional payment of 3s. 6d. a week should be made to the wives of Naval ratings and Royal Marine ranks in receipt of Marriage Allowance where the wives are resident in the London Postal Area and to unmarried dependants living as wives similarly resident who are in receipt of Dependants' Allowance at Marriage Allowance rates:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction payment of such allowance with effect from the 7th December, 1939.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B Howorth

1940 03 26
Marriage Allowance
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of March, 1940.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 14th day of March, 1940 (N. I3598 / 1939) , in the words following, viz. :-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Orders in Council bearing dates the 13th August, 1920, the 26th May, 1925, the 1st February, 1926, the 5th November, 1929, the 18th December, 1930, and the 27th October, 1936, sanction was given to the payment of Marriage Allowance for the legal wives and legitimate children, step-children and statutorily adopted children of married Seamen, Marines and Reservists borne on the books of Your Majesty's Ships, and of Marines on shore strength, and of ratings of the Shore Signal Service and Shore Wireless Service:

And whereas we are of opinion that the basic rate of allowance authorised for wives should with effect from the 28th April, 1938, be increased to 17s. a week, and that an additional allowance, within a maximum of 12s. a week, should with effect from the same date be granted for children who are motherless or whose mothers are ineligible for Marriage Allowance:

And whereas we are further of opinion that, with effect from the 16th November, 1939, and for the period of the present war, the standard rates for children should be increased by an addition of 1s. a week each for the second and third children and 2s. a week each for succeeding children in a family:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction payment of allowances accordingly.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these proposals.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1940 03 26
Marriage Allowance - Ratings
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the ,19th day of March, 1940.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 14th day of March, 1940 (N. 13598 / 1939) in the words following, viz:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the 17th day of November, 1939, sanction was given, inter alia, to the grant in respect of Seamen, Marines and Reservists serving during the present war of special allowances, on the recommendation of the Military Service (Special Allowances) Advisory Committee, in cases of domestic need, such allowances when added to any Marriage Allowance or Dependants' Allowance (but not allotment) not to exceed £2 a week for any one man:

And whereas we consider that in present circumstances this limit requires to be revised.

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction, with effect from the 16th November, 1939, the grant of these Special Allowances up to a maximum of £2 a week in excess of any Marriage Allowance or Dependants' Allowance that may be payable in respect of the man.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1940 04 09
Marriage Allowance - Officers
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of April, 1940.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 20th day of March, 1940 (C.W. 123/40), in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Order in Council dated 28th July, 1938, sanction was given, inter alia, to the payment, as from 1st April, 1938, of Marriage Allowance and Children's Allowances to Officers of Your Majesty's Naval Service of such ranks and categories and at such rates and under such conditions as may be agreed between us and the Lord Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury:

And whereas since that date we have found it necessary to introduce certain modifications of the original scheme of payment of these allowances:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction the provisions contained in the annexed schedule.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these provisions.

Schedule.

  1. With effect from 1st October, 1938, payment of Marriage Allowance is extended to married officers of the rank of Colonel Commandant and Colonel Second Commandant, Royal Marines.
  2. With effects from 4th October, 1938, payment of Marriage Allowance is extended to married officers of the R.N. Shore Signal Service and R.N. Shore Wireless Service who have reached the age of 25.
  3. With effect from 29th June, 1939, the qualifying age for Marriage Allowance in respect of married Royal Naval and Royal Marine Warrant Officers is reduced from 25 to 20 years.
  4. During the present war, with effect from 11th September, 1939, the benefits of the Marriage Allowance Scheme are extended to married Commissioned Officers (below Flag rank) and married Warrant Officers of the Naval Forces who are under 30 and 20 years of age respectively.
  5. During the present war, on the death (actual or officially presumed) of a married Officer, payment may be authorised of a temporary allowance, assessable on the rate of pay and Marriage Allowance in issue for the Officer concerned, to his widow or to the guardian of his children. Such allowance to continue for a period of 13 weeks from the date of notification of the Officer's death, or if he is first posted as missing, from the date of cessation of full pay.

(Note.-The term ‘Marriage Allowance' includes Children's Allowances.)

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1940 04 19
Payment of Marriage & Dependents Allowances following death of man
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of April, 1940.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 3rd day of April, 1940 (N. 4430/1940), in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Order in Council dated 5th October, 1939, sanction was given to the continuance during the period of hostilities of Marriage Allowance, together with an amount equal to the appropriate qualifying allotment, for thirteen weeks following the notification of the death of the man concerned:

And whereas by Order in Council dated 17th November, 1939, similar provision was made for continuance of the qualifying rate of allotment payable with Dependants Allowance:

And whereas we are of the opinion that, with effect from 7th March, 1940, the allotment for the first four weeks of the thirteen-week period should be paid at the actual rate in force at the time of death:

And whereas we are also of opinion that, with effect from the commencement of the present war, allotments held by persons who receive no Dependants Allowance but who are within the degrees of relationship recognised for such allowance should continue for thirteen weeks following notification of the death of the man, at the actual or qualifying rate whichever is the less, and that, with effect from 7th March, 1940, the actual rate, if greater than the qualifying rate, should continue to be paid for the first four weeks of the thirteen-week period:

And whereas we also consider that allotments held by dependants of a relationship not recognised for Dependants Allowance purposes should, with effect from the commencement of the present war, continue at the actual or qualifying rate, whichever is the less, for four weeks following notification of the death of the man.

We beg leave humbly. to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction payment being made accordingly for the period of the present war.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Rupert B. Howorth.

1943 08 10
Marriage Allowances
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of August, 1943.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 23rd day of July, 1943 (N. 17031/43), in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Orders in Council dated the 13th August, 1920, 17th November, 1939, 19th March, 1940, 17th April, 1940, 17th July, 1940, 4th December, 1940, and the 22nd May, 1942, provision was made for allowances for the wives, children and other dependants of Seamen, Marines and Reservists serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines:

And whereas we are of opinion that as a war measure certain alterations in the rates and conditions of payment are necessary:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction the rates and conditions shown in the subjoined Schedule.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these proposals.

Schedule.

1. With effect from the 14th May, 1942, marriage allowance to be continued at Admiralty discretion up to the age of 21 as a maximum for a child who by reason of physical or mental infirmity is incapable of contributing to his or her own support, provided the incapacity arose before the date on which the allowance would normally have ceased.

2. With effect from the 21st May, 1942, allowances in respect of T.124, T.124T and T.124X ratings reported dead or missing to be payable, following the date on which the casualty is notified to relatives, as follows:

    Ratings reported dead.
  1. Widows - During the six weeks following the notification of the death to relatives, widows to receive the actual allotment in force at death or 50s. a week, whichever is greater. During the following four weeks 50s. a week, or an allowance from Naval Funds at the rate of the widow's pension and children's allowances admissible under the War Pensions and Detention Allowances (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme, whichever is the greater
  2. Other dependants in the pensionable category to continue to receive during the six weeks following notification of the death to relatives, the allotment they were receiving at the date of death.
  3. Dependants not in the pensionable category to receive, during the four weeks following notification of the death to relatives, payment at the rate of the allotment that was in force at death, or at the rate of the qualifying allotment under Dependant's Allowance rules for Naval personnel of corresponding rating, whichever is the less.
    4. Ratings reported missing.
  4. Pay (including differential pay but not such additions as Seafarers' War Risk money, overtime and kit upkeep allowance) to be credited to the rating's account until the twenty-eighth day from and including the date of notification of the casualty to .relatives, or until it is notified that death. is found or presumed to have occurred, whichever is earlier, provided that at the time of the casualty an allotment was in force to a wife or other dependant within the pensionable class. The allotment to be charged against this credit of pay.
  5. Wives - During the period in which pay is extended under (d) wives to continue to receive the allotment. During the following ten weeks, if the rating is still " missing ", the wife to be paid as a widow is paid under (a) during the ten weeks following notification of the death. Subsequently, so long as the rating is "missing", the wife to receive payment at the rate at which pension would be paid if she were a widow, provided that were she a widow, pension would actually be awarded.
  6. Other dependants in the pensionable class to receive during the four weeks following notification of the casualty or until death is found or presumed to have occurred, whichever is the shorter period, the allotment they were receiving at the date of the casualty, and this to continue for a further six weeks. At the end of ten weeks, if the rating continues to be missing : a temporary allowance from Naval Funds to be paid at the rate of any pension which would be payable if death were established or presumed.
  7. Dependants not in the pensionable class to receive, during the four weeks following notification of the casualty, payments as shown under (c) , as if the casualty was a death.
    8. Ratings reported dead or missing.
  8. Special consideration to be given to cases in which no allotment was in force to a wife or dependant at the date of the casualty but in which it can be proved that the man regularly supported a wife or dependant by means other than allotment.
  9. A temporary allowance to a female beneficiary to cease if she marries or re-marries.

5. With effect from the 3rd December, 1942, marriage allowance, at the appropriate rate, to be paid for an expected child during the last 13 weeks of normal pregnancy. If the birth is late the allowance to be continued.

6. With effect from the 31st December, 1942, Boy ratings to be eligible to apply for allowances for dependants under the general rules for dependants allowance, but the scale of qualifying allotments for Boys to be :

Daily Rate of Pay (excluding War Bonus) Weekly Rate of Qualifying Allotment.
Below 1s. 1s. 2d.
From 1s. to 1s. 5d 1s. 9d.
1s. 6d. and over 2s. 4d.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
E. C. E. Leadbitter.

1945 03 27
Marriage Allowance to Warrant Officers on Promotion
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of March, 1945

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 9th day of March, 1945 (C. W. 13956/44), in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman, or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas His Majesty by Order in Council dated the 28th day of July, 1938, was graciously pleased to sanction the payment of Marriage and Children's Allowances to Officers of Your Majesty's Naval Service of such ranks and categories and at such rates and under such conditions as might be agreed between us and the Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury:

And whereas recent changes in the rates of Marriage and Children's Allowances, effective from 1st May, 1944, have had the result that certain Officers promoted from warrant rank, if married and with children, may suffer a reduction in total net emoluments on promotion:

And whereas we consider that means must be found to obviate such reductions and to ensure that such Officers on promotion shall receive an adequate net increase in remuneration:

We beg humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council, to give sanction for the payment, as from 1st May, 1944, of certain special allowances to Naval and Marine Officers of the rank or relative rank of Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Commander ex-warrant rank at such rates and under such conditions as may be determined between us and the Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
E. C. E. Leadbitter.

1945 05 15
Marriage Allowances
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of May, 1945.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 17th day of April 1945 (N. 10708/45) in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman, or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by various Orders in Council provision has been made for allowances for the wives, children and other dependants of Seamen, Marines and Reservists serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

And whereas we are of opinion that as a war measure certain alterations in the rates and conditions of payment are necessary

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction, the rates and conditions shown in the subjoined Schedule.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these proposals.

Schedule.

With effect from 4th May, 1944, Marriage Allowance, in replacement of previous rates and allotment concession, in respect of a rating with a wife and a child or children eligible for the allowance under existing rules, and the allotment of pay necessary to qualify far marriage allowance whether or not there are children, to be on the following scale:

 

Rating Below Petty Officer or equivalent R.M rank.

Weekly rate of Marriage Allowance for

Weekly rate
   

Wife

Each Child

  
   

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

I

on pay below 3s. 6d. a day

31

6

12

6

3

6

II

on pay from 3s. 6d to 3s. 11d. a day

29

9

12

6

5

3

III

on pay from 4s. to 4s. 8d. a day

28

0

12

6

7

o

IV

on pay from 4s. 9d. to 5s. 5d. a day

26

3

12

6

8

9

V

on pay from 5s. 6d. upwards a day

24

6

i2

6

10

6

VI

Petty Officer and Chief Petty Officer and equivalent R.M. rank, except those shown at VII

24

0

12

6

17

6

VII

Chief Mechanician, Chief Artificer, Chief Shipwright, Chief Air Artificer, Sergeant Major and Staff Sergeant, R.M.

24

0

12

6

24

6

Pay in this table is inclusive of war bonus.

2. With effect from the same date, allowances for motherless children to be:

  1. the same as for a wife and children, where the rating's home is maintained for the children, a paid whole time housekeeper is employed to care for them, and the man allots as shown above.
  2. at the rate of 12s. 6d. a week for each child, in addition to - irrespective of the number of children - a sum equal to the wife rate shown in paragraph 1 of this Schedule less 8s. a week, where the children are maintained in the man's home without a full time paid housekeeper and the man allots as shown above.
  3. 16s. a week for each child, if the man allots at half the rate shown above, where the children are cared for otherwise than in the man's home.

3. With effect from 1st June, I944, the scale of allowances for dependants other than wives and unmarried dependants living as wives to be:

Net effective weekly contribution made by rating to dependants' support before the war or date of joining whichever is the later. Weekly rate of allowance including qualifying allotment.
  s. d.
Over 5s. and not exceeding 9s 8 6
Over 9s. and not exceeding 15s 14 0
Over 15s. and not exceeding 20s. 19 0
Over 20s. and not exceeding 23s. 11d. 22 6
24s. or over 25 0

The condition that no allowance is payable when the household income is 17s. a week or more per dependent unit to be abolished.

The income limit, inclusive of allowance, for a dependant not living alone to be raised to 23s. a week.

4. With effect from 19th August, 1943, the age limit for allowances for children who are by reason of infirmity incapable of contributing to their own support to be abolished.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
E. C. E. Leadbitter.

1949 05 03
Officers Marriage Allowance
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of April, 1949.

Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 20th day of April, 1949 (C.W. 6033/49) in the words following, viz.:-

Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted, inter alia, that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein, shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the 27th day of April, 1948, revised rates of pay, Marriage and other allowances were laid down:

And whereas we are of opinion that the rates of Marriage Allowance require revision:

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council to sanction the revised rates of Marriage Allowance as set out in the Schedule annexed hereto, with effect from the 24th November, 1948.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

Schedule.

  1. Married officers of any rank, aged 25 or over, and officers under 25 who were receiving marriage allowance on 30th June, 1946 (or who would have been receiving it had not their families been occupying official quarters), except National Service entrants who entered, or who enter, for compulsory service on or after 1st January, 1947, to be eligible for marriage allowance at the following standard rates instead of the rates stated in paragraph 2, Schedule III of Order in Council dated the 27th day of April, 1948:-

    2. Rank or relative rank

      s. d.  
    Rear Admiral and above 26 0 a day

    Commodore 1st Class

    Commodore 2nd Class

    23

    6

    a day

    Captain in receipt of the over 6 years' or over 8 years' rate of pay

    Captain in receipt of pay less than the over 6 years' rate

    21

    0

    a day

    Commander

    Lieutenant Commander and below

    18

    6

    a day

    Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List)

    Commissioned Officer (Branch List)

  2. An abatement of 3s. 0d. a day to be made from the above rates at Admiralty discretion.
  3. Married officers under the age of 25 who were not in receipt of officer's marriage allowance on 30th June, 1946, except National Service entrants who entered or who enter, for compulsory service on or after; 1st January, 1947, to be eligible to receive a marriage allowance of 56s. 0d. a week until they reach the age of 25.
  4. National Service entrants who entered, or who enter, for compulsory service on or after 1st January, 1947, and who are commissioned, to be eligible to receive the rates of marriage allowance as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 4, Schedule III of Order in Council dated the 27th day of April, 1948.
  5. All the allowances specified in this Schedule to be paid in such circumstances and under such conditions as may be agreed between the Admiralty and the Treasury.

His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
E. C. E. Leadbitter.

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