Benefits (Statistics) (Hansard, 9 March 1948)

§ 1. Mr. Sparks

asked the Minister of National Insurance if he will give a list, in table form, of all benefits to insured contributors under the National Insur-

STANDARD BENEFIT RATES UNDER THE NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1946, WITH COMPARABLE RATES UNDER THE EXISTING SCHEMES.
(1) Weekly rates of benefit.
	New Scheme.	Old Schemes.
Unemployment—
man without dependants	26s.	24s.	(Agriculture, 22s.)
man with wife and child	49s. 6d.	45s.	(Agriculture, 41s.)
single woman	26s.	22s.	(Agriculture, 18s.)
married woman (ordinary rate)	20s.	20s.	(Agriculture, 18s.)
Sickness (first 6 months)—
man without dependants	26s.	18s.	Additional Benefits paid by some Approved Societies.
man with wife and child	49s. 6d.	18s.
single woman	26s.	18s.
married woman (ordinary rate)	16s.	8s.
Sickness (after 6 months)—
man without dependants	26s.	10s. 6d.
man with wife and child	49s. 6d.	10s. 6d.
single woman	26s.	9s.
married woman (ordinary rate)	16s.	8s.
Maternity—
gainfully occupied women	36s. (for 13 weeks)	None
other women	20s. (for 4 weeks)	None
Widowhood (first 13 weeks)—
widow without children	36s.	10s.
widow and child	43s. 6d.	15s.
Widowhood (after 13 weeks)—
young widow with no children	None ^*	10s.
widow and child (widowed mother's allowance)	33s. 6d.	15s.
widow aged 50 at death of (husband, or 40 when widowed mother's allowance ceases	26s.	10s.
Orphanhood	12s.	7s. 6d.
Old Age†—
single man	26s.	10s.
man with wife under 60	42s.	10s.
pensioner's wife, over 60	16s.	10s.
single woman or widow	26s.	10s.

(2) Grants.
Maternity	…	…	…	…	…	£4	£2 (plus an extra £2 for a married woman who is insured).
Death—
ordinary rate	…	…	…	…	…	£20	None
^*10s. if married to insured man before 5th July, 1948; 26s. if incapable of self-support by reason of infirmity.
† The new rates are only paid from retirement to men aged 65–70 and women aged 60–65, but are increased for work after age 65 (men) 60 (women).

ance Act, 1946; and the comparable benefits under previous Acts.