§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the hon. Member for Ealing, Acton can expect to receive the letter promised in the Written Answer by the hon. Member for Lewisham, East (Mr. Moyle).—[Official Report, 23rd January, c. 493.]
§ Mr. MoyleI wrote to the hon. Member on 3rd February.
STANDARD RATES OF SHORT TERM NATIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET AVERAGE EARNINGS* Year (October)† Single person Married couple Married couple with two children aged under 11 Married couple with four children aged under 11 Married couple with four children aged 3, 8, 12 and 14 1954 … … … … 18.7 29.3 36.7 43.1 43.1 1955 … … … … 21.3 32.4 39.4 46.2 1956 … … … … 20.1 30.7 37.1 44.4 1957 … … … … 19.2 29.3 35.5 42.2 1958 … … … … 23.9 35.9 44.0 52.4 1959 … … … … 22.4 33.9 41.9 49.8 49.8 1960 … … … … 21.1 31.9 39.5 46.7 1961 … … … … 23.6 35.8 44.3 52.3 1962 … … … … 22.9 34.8 43.0 50.8 1963 … … … … 25.6 38.8 47.4 56.0 1964 … … … … 24.0 36.5 44.6 52.0 52.0 1965 … … … … 27.0 41.2 49.3 56.8 1966 … … … … 26.2 40.1 48.0 55.2 1967 … … … … 28.4 43.4 51.8 58.9 1968 … … … … 26.6 40.8 50.6 57.4 1969 … … … … 27.5 42.4 52.8 60.2 59.3 1970 … … … … 25.0 38.4 48.3 55.6 1971 … … … … 27.1 41.8 51.8 59.1 1972 … … … … 25.7 39.8 50.4 58.4 1973 … … … … 24.8 38.7 49.5 58.1 1974 … … … … 25.6 39.5 50.2 58.5 57.9 1975 … … … … 27.8 43.0 54.7 63.7 63.2 1976 … … … … 28.9 44.5 56.1 65.1 64.6 1977‡ … … … … 29.2 44.3 56.0 65.5 65.0