DETERMINATION OF NEEDS BILL. APPLICATION OF BILL TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Joint Memo. by S/S Scotland and Minister of Health.

, undertaken after an exhaustive examination conducted ### co-operation of the public assistance authorities. 3. War Savings. When the War Savings (Determination of Needs) Bill was being prepar### of extending its provision to cover Outdoor Relief under the the question considered. The conclusion was then reached that, as the Chance### Poor Law was did not cover this form of assistance and as the provi### the are substantially different from those of the Unemployment an the Bill as introduced should not refer to Outdoor Relief but the question of amending it so as to include such relief should be further considered if the matter were raised in the House of Commons.