War pension
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
War pensions are almost certainly the most ancient type of Social security. Plutarch's Life of Solon mentions a law which provides that those who are maimed in war shall be maintained at the public charge. Halsbury's Laws of England traced their history back to the days of King Alfred. Until 1978 the British War Pension scheme was run entirely under the Royal Prerogative and completely without legislation.[1]
File:Penzance War Pension Committee.jpg
Penzance War Pension Committee in the Scilly Isles museum
See also
Veterans' benefits (USA)
References
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