HC Deb 02 April 1962 vol 657 c25
33. Mr. G. Johnson Smith

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance by what percentage the value in real terms of retirement pensions has been increased since 1951; and what is the comparable figure for the increase in personal disposable income per head.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The latest available figures show that the increase in real terms for the single rate of retirement pensions since October, 1951, is 37 per cent.; for the married rate 32 per cent.; and for personal disposable income per head, 27 per cent.