Mr. Meachersasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the value after the next uprating in October had each succesive uprating of the 1946 family allowance and the 1943 Services' separation allowance, respectively, been uprated on every occasion and by the same degree that national insurance benefits and supplementary benefits or national assistance had been regularly increased, indicating the stages by which this value is reached.
§ Mr. DeanThe following table shows the percentage increases between 1946 and 1971 in the single person's sickness/unemployment benefit rate and the single house-holder's supplementary benefit rate and the corresponding rates of family allowances had they been increased at the same times and in the same proportions.
The rates of insurance benefits and supplementary benefits which will be in 397W force after October, 1972, are not yet available. It has not been possible to
Percentage increase at dates shown for Rate of FAM which would be payable if increased by same percentage as Sickness/unemployement Benefit (Single person) National Assistance/Supplementary Benefit (Single householders) Sickness/Unemployement Benifit National Assistance/Supplementary Benefit August, 1946 … — — £0.25 £0.25 (base rates) June, 1950 … — 8.3 — £0.27 September, 1951 … — 15.4 — £0.31 June, 1952 … — 16.7 — £0.36 July, 1952 … 25.0 — £0.31 — February, 1955 … — 7.1 — £0.39 May, 1955 … 23.1 — £0.38 — January, 1956 … — 6.7 — £0.42 January, 1958 … — 12.5 — £0.47 February, 1958 … 25.0 — £0.48 — September, 1959 … — 11.1 — £0.52 April, 1961 … 15.0 7.0 £0.55 £0.56 September, 1962 … — 7.5 — £0.60 March, 1963 … 17.4 — £0.65 — May, 1963 … — 10.4 — £0.66 January, 1965 … 18.5 — £0.77 — March, 1965 … — 19.7 — £0.79 November, 1966 … — 6.6 — £0.84 October, 1967 … 12.5 6.2 £0.87 £0.90 October, 1968 … — 5.8 — £0.95 November, 1969 … 1l.l 5.5 £0.96 £1.00 November, 1970 … — 8.3 — £1.08 September, 1971 … 20.0 11.5 £1.15 £1.21