§ 50. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the amount of money which was disregarded when calculating supplementary benefits paid to people over pension age was increased to £l; on what date it was further increased and by what amount; and, in each case, if he will give the present day value.
§ Mr. OrmeThe amount of miscellaneous income to be disregaded in assessing supplementary benefit was set at £1 a week at the inception of the supplementary Benefit scheme in 83W November, 1966. The present equivalent would be £2.46. The disregard was increased to £4 in November 1975 for all income except occupational pensions and redundancy payments, the disregard for which remains at £1. The present equivalent of £4 in November 1975 would be £4.16.