§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the value of
2-Child Family 3-Child Family Date Actual rate of Family Allowances £
Value in terms of September 1976 prices* £
Actual rate of Family Allowances £
Value in terms of September 1976 prices* £
August 1946 … … … 0.25 1.36 0.50 2.71 August 1956 … … … 0.40 1.40 0.80 2.79 August 1966 … … … 0.40 1.04 0.90 2.33 August 1968 … … … 0.75 1 .81 1.60 3.87 August 1974 … … … 0.90 1.30 1.90 2.74 August 1975 … … … 1.50 1.71 3.00 3.41 August 1976 … … … 1.50 1.50 3.00 3.00 * Based on the Cost of Living Index and the General Index of Retail Prices (all items).
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing family allowance as a percentage of average male manual earnings in 1946, 1956, 1966, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. OrmeThe required information is as follows:
FAMILY ALLOWANCE FOR A TWO- AND THREE-CHILD FAMILY EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS* Date 2-child family per cent. 3-child family per cent. October 1946 4.1 8.3 October 1956 3.4 7.6 October 1966 2.0 4.4 October 1975 2.5 5.0 August 1976† 2.3 4.5 * Gross average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries as found in the Department of Employment annual enquiry into the earnings of manual workers. † Latest available figures (Provisional).