§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the information on benefit rates given to the hon. Member for North Norfolk, Official Report, 13th February 1976, c. 416–18.
§ Mr. OrmeThe following is the information:
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STANDARD RATES OF SHORT TERM NATIONAL INSURANCE BENEFIT 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 60.3 74.3 1972 … … … … 25.7 39.8 58.4 72.9 1973 … … … … 26.1 40.7 60.4 76.3 1974 … … … … 29.7 45.5 67.1 84.4 83.5 1975 … … … … 33.3 50.6 74.8 94.0 93.2 1976 … … … … 34.3 52.1 76.3 95.3 94.6 1977‡ … … … … 34.7 52.1 76.5 96.5 95.8 * Estimated earnings of male, adult, full-time manual workers based on the Department of Employment's October enquiry into the earnings of manual workers employed in manufacturing and certain other industries plus family allowances less tax and national insurance contributions. † National Insurance benefit rates used for 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977 are those for November. ‡ Average earnings for October 1977 are provisional.