HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 cc349-50W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the value of war pensions as a percentage of average earnings for each year since 1946.

Mr. Alec Jones

Following is the information:

WAR PENSIONS IN RESPECT OF EX-PRIVATE, 100 PER CENT. ASSESSMENT AND WAR WIDOW AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS*
Year (October) Ex-Private100 per cent. assessment as percentage of gross earnings per cent. War Widow's pension as percentage of gross earnings Per cent.
1946 37.3 29.0
1947 35.1 27.3
1948 32.6 25.4
1949 31.6 24.5
1950 29.9 23.3
1951 27.1 21.1
1952 30.8 23.5
1953 29.1 22.2
1954 26.9 20.5
1955 30.3 23.5
1956 28.4 22.1
1957 26.8 20.9
1958 33.1 25.7
1959 31.4 24.4
1960 29.2 22.7
1961 31.8 24.8
1962 30.7 24.0
1963 34.3 26.9
1964 31.8 24.8
1965 34.5 26.8
1966 33.3 25.9
1967 35.6 27.4
1968 33.0 25.4
1969 (November) 33.8 26.2
1970 29.9 23.2
1971 32.3 23.2
1972 31.3 24.6
1973 31.3 24.7
1974 33.7 26.7
* Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries, based on the Department of Employment October enquiry.