HC Deb 28 March 1973 vol 853 cc360-1W
Mr. Dell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will set out a table comparable to that in Schedule 18, page 177, of the Social Security Bill showing the weekly rate of pensions payable at retirement ages of 65 and 60 years on the assumption that there was no difference in life expectancy between men and women.

Mr. Dean

If men's mortality were the same as for women and no provision were made for death benefits the amounts of pension secured by a contribution of £1 would be as shown in the third column of the table in Schedule 18 of the Social Security Bill, if the pensionable age were 60. If the pensionable age were 65 the rates of pension would be as follows:

RESERVE SCHEME: PENSION SCALE FOR WOMEN IF RETIREMENT AGE WERE 65
Age last birthday at end of tax year in which contribution is paid Pension, payable from age 65 to a woman, red by a contribution of £1 paid to the reserve pension scheme pence per week
22 .839
23 .808
24 .779
25 .751
26 .724
27 .698
28 .673
29 .649
30 .625
31 .602
32 .580
33 .559
34 .539
35 .519
36 .500
37 .482
38 .464
39 .447
40 .431
41 .415
42 .400
43 .385
44 .370
45 .356
46 .343
47 .330
48 .318
49 .306
50 .294
51 .283
52 .272
53 .261
54 .250
55 .240
56 .230
57 .220
58 .211
59 .202
60 .193
61 .185
62 .177
63 .169
64 .161
65