British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 97

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The problem of re-absorbing ex-service men and women into civil life has been handled by the Department of Labour by means of schemes of registration for employment, financial assistance, resettlement grants, vocational training, assistance in the resumption of interrupted studies and provision of housing accommodation.

The following table summarizes the resettlement activities of the Department of Labour up to December, 1046 :-

SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES UP TO THE END OF 1946. (i) Number of ex-service men and women who have

applied for advice or assistance

(ii) Number of persons in the Services a..t the end of December, 1946

(iii) Employment Register:

a) Number of persons who have applied for

employment

b) Number of applicants provided with work

c) Thereof in Government employment

d) Number of applicants at the end of 1946

(iv) Transitional Financial Assistance (TFA):

a) Number of recipient at any time

b) Number of recipients on 31.12.46

c) Aggregate expenditure on TFA (y) Resettlement Grants:

a) Number of persons assisted

b) Aggregate amount of grants (vi) Vocational Training:

a) Number of trainees who completed their courses of training before 31.12.46

b) Number of persons in training on 31.12.46 (vii) Continuance of Interrupted Studies:

Number of applications approved (viii) Temporary Housing:

a) Capacity of ex-serviceman's hostels

b) Number of families housed in Nissen huts (p. 772)

THE RESETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN.

21,000

270

18,817 8,517 1,607 1,811

8,759 699 LP.158,896

836 LP. 87.617

684 966

469

552 60

The housing of ex-service men and women has presented serious difficulties in view of the great shortage of housing accommodation and the congestion in the main towns. Over £P.1,000,000 were granted as loans to municipal corporations and local councils, for the purpose of building houses and flats for ex-servicemen on a "hire-purchase" plan.

A not inconsiderable number of flats and rooms was requisitioned or used for the billeting of ex-servicemen. It is proposed to discontinue such requisitions and billeting as from 30th June, 1947.

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