HC Deb 10 November 1977 vol 938 c199W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the reply given to the right hon. Member for Wanstead and Woodford

Weekly amount for
Benefit or allowance First child Each other child Whether that amount is taxable
Unemployment benefit
(1) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age … £3.50 £3.00 No
(2) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age … £7.40 £6.90 No
Sickness benefit
(1) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age … £3.50 £3.00 No
(2) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age … £7.40 £6.90 No
Invalidity pension … … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 No
Maternity allowance … … … … … … £3.50 £3.00 No
Widow's allowance … … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Widowed mother's allowance … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Retirement pension … … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Child's special allowance … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Non-contributory invalidity pension … … … £7.40 £6.90 No
Invalid care allowance … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Injury benefit … … … … … … … £3.50 £3.00 No
Disablement benefit (unemployability supplement) … £7.40 £6.90 No
Industrial death benefit:
Higher rate … … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Lower rate … … … … … … £3.50 £3.00 Yes*
Guardian's allowance … … … … … £7.40 £6.90 Yes*
Supplementary benefit†
age under 5 … … … … … … £4.10 £4.10 No
age 5–10 … … … … … … … £4.95 £4.95 No
age 11–12 … … … … … … … £6.10 £6.10 No
age 13–15 … … … … … … … £7.40 £7.40 No
age 16–17 … … … … … … … £8.90 £8.90 No
age 18 and over … … … … … … £11.60 £11.60 No
Family income supplement† … … … … … Payable up to a maximum of £9.50 Where there is one child; the maximum is increased by £1 for each extra child No
War widow's pension … … … … … … £8.40 £8.00 No
Motherless and fatherless children (War pension scheme) … £9.15 £9.15 Yes
Unemployability supplement (War pension scheme) … £7.40 £6.90 No
Additional treatment allowance (War pension scheme) … £7.40 £6.90 No
Basic war disability pension … … … … … Between 8p and 38p according to degree of pensioner's disablement No
*The first £52 per annum of each payment is not taxable.
†Child benefit would be taken into account as income when arriving at the amount of award.