Family Allowances

HC Deb 06 November 1974 vol 880 cc179-81W

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the monthly allowance for a family with

Country			Allowance monthly*
United Kingdom	…	…	£8.23
France	…	…	£31.39 (as at 1st August 1974), plus additional allowances:—
			(a) up to £21.56 if there is only one breadwinner, and
			(b) up to £15.67 if there are children aged 10 or more, according to age.
Germany	…	…	£13.53†
Italy	…	…	£17.14
Belgium	…	…	£44.35, plus additional allowances up to £4.98 per child if there are children aged 6 or more, according to age.
Netherlands	…	…	£30.66
Luxembourg	…	…	£37.10
Denmark	…	…	£31.56
Irish Republic	…	…	£8.75

Notes:

^* Sterling equivalents obtained by applying the exchange rates current on the dates in question.

† New allowances under a revised system, combining family allowances and tax concessions, will become payable from 1st January 1975.

The real value of the allowance, depends, among other things, upon the local cost of living—particularly that affecting the maintenance of children—and other variable factors such as the levels of wages

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection by what amount the £30 million originally allocated for cheese subsidy in 1974–75 has been increased; and what proportion of the new total will be allocated to each of the varieties of cheese eligible for subsidy expressed both as a percentage and as a monetary figure.

Mr. Maclennan

The estimate has been increased by £0.5 million. Statistics are not available for each individual variety, but the table below shows the estimated expenditure for the main groups based on forecasts of consumption in 1974–75.

three children for the latest convenient year in each of the nine member countries of the EEC, will all amounts converted into sterling.

Mr. O'Malley

Following is the information as at 1st January 1974, except as otherwise indicated in the case of France:

and taxation, and the extent to which provision is made for other facilities in the form of free education, housing subsidies, medical care, and ante- and post-natal welfare and advice services.