| Short Title: | Pensions (Increase) Act 1947 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to authorise further increases under, and otherwise amend, the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1944, and to continue that Act in force as amended; to authorise further increases under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920; and to authorise increases in pensions to which that Act does not apply. |
| Year: | 1947 |
| Citation: | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 7 |
| Royal Assent: | 18 February 1947 |
The Pensions (Increase) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee. It substantially raised the benefit rates for pensioners.[1] [2]