1/ The basic rate payable to any widow entitled to pension is increased by $55 if she is in need of aid and attendance. 1/ This column contains: Retired officers pay; Adjusted service and dependents pay; Subsistence allowance; Burial benefits; Special allowances for dependents; Invalid lifts; Tort claim settlements; Death gratuities; Change in receivables; Adjustments; and miscellaneous type payments. Average payment not exact due to rounding. The above table shows that payments made in foreign countries and U.S. possessions and associated areas approximate 2 to 3 percent of the total. The above table shows that payments made in Manila amount to the majority of all foreign payments, ranging from 55 to 62 percent. In the U.S. Possessions payments at Puerto Rico account for 97 to 98 percent of the total. COMPARISON OF AVERAGE PAYMENTS Mr. BOLAND. Will you explain the maximum benefit payments in each category and how do they compare with the average payments and the mean or the most frequent payments? Supply that for the record. (The information follows:) DISTRIBUTION OF BASIC MONTHLY BENEFITS Compensation: Veterans. Survivors. Pensions: 1 Additional amounts payable to veteran for dependents. Rate for widow and 1 child, $16 additional payable for each child in excess of 1. READJUSTMENT BENEFITS Mr. BOLAND. Turn to Readjustment Benefits and place the summary tables and pages 2-15 through 2-21 in the record. (The material follows:) |