§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list each of the national insurance benefits, including the industrial injury benefits, payable in the years 1970 to 1974, respectively, stating the value of the outgoings on each and its percentage of the overall total, and distinguishing benefits or parts of benefits to which self-employed contributors are not entitled.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information is as follows: 201W
Year ended 31st March 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Benefit £m. Per cent. £m. Per cent. £m. Per cent. £m. Per cent. £m. Per cent Unemployment benefit … … … … 127 5.2 150 5.7 239 7.8 209 6.0 174 4.4 Sickness benefit (flat-rate) … … … … 324 13.2 313 11.9 261 8.5 219 6.3 231 5.8 Sickness benefit (earnings-related supplement) … 59 2.4 61 2.3 62 2.0 72 2.1 75 1.9 Widows benefit (flat-rate) … … … … 156 6.4 162 6.2 190 6.3 213 6.1 238 6.0 Widows benefit (earnings-related allowance) … 6 0.2 6 0.2 6 0.2 7 0.2 7 0.2 Retirement pension (flat-rate) … … … 1,617 65.9 1,765 67.1 2,028 66.1 2,346 67.7 2,722 68.2 Graduated retirement benefit … … … 10 0.4 13 0.5 17 0.6 23 0.7 30 0.8 Invalidity benefit … … … … … — — — — 91 3.0 196 5.7 242 6.1 Maternity benefit … … … … … 38 1.5 40 1.5 42 1.4 42 1.2 42 1.1 Lump-sum payments … … … … … — — — — — — — — 77 1.9 Other N.I. benefits … … … … … 13 0.5 12 0.5 14 0.5 14 0.4 14 0.4 Industrial injuries benefit … … … … 105 4.3 109 4.1 115 3.7 125 3.6 138 3.5 (a) Actual cost of benefit. (b) Cost of benefit as percentage of total benefit expenditure.