§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated cost for 1985–86 of the £10 Christmas bonus for pensioners; and if he will publish a table of the additional cost of increasing the bonus by (a) 25 per cent., (b) 50 per cent., (c) 75 per cent. and (d) 100 per cent.
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Value of Child Support* for each child in standard rate tax-paying families expressed at November 1984† prices Date‡ Children under age 11 Children aged 11–15 Children aged 16 and over 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ April 1955 6.93 9.21 9.21 6.93 9.21 9.21 6.93 9.21 9.21 April 1956 6.46 8.50 8.50 6.46 8.50 8.50 6.46 8.50 8.50 April 1957 6.34 8.36 8.98 7.89 9.98 10.45 9.52 11.53 12.07 April 1958 6.05 7.97 8.56 7.53 9.52 9.96 9.08 10.99 11.51 April 1959 5.54 7.53 8.05 6.87 8.93 9.45 8.27 10.26 10.85 April 1960 5.50 7.48 8.06 6.82 8.87 9.38 8.21 10.19 10.78 April 1961 5.35 7.28 7.85 6.64 8.64 9.14 7.99 9.92 10.49 April 1962 5.06 6.89 7.43 6.28 8.17 8.64 7.56 9.39 9.93 April 1963 5.69 7.48 8.01 6.88 8.80 9.20 8.14 9.99 10.46 April 1964 5.58 7.33 7.85 6.75 8.63 9.02 7.98 9.79 10.25 April 1965 5.59 7.31 7.68 6.82 8.48 8.91 8.05 9.71 10.14 April 1966 5.40 7.06 7.42 6.59 8.19 8.60 7.77 9.37 9.79 April 1967 5.24 6.85 7.20 6.39 7.95 8.35 7.54 9.10 9.50 April 1968 5.02 6.29 6.67 6.12 7.39 7.72 7.22 8.44 8.82 April 1969 4.75 6.22 6.58 5.80 7.26 7.63 6.84 8.31 8.62 April 1970 4.50 5.89 6.23 5.49 6.88 7.22 6.48 7.87 8.16 April 1971 5.25 6.65 6.96 6.06 7.51 7.82 6.92 8.32 8.64 April 1972 4.93 6.25 6.55 5.70 7.06 7.36 6.51 7.83 8.12 April 1973 4.48 5.61 5.88 5.30 6.39 6.66 5.96 7.05 7.32 April 1974 5.14 6.09 6.32 5.92 6.80 7.07 6.56 7.44 7.71 April 1975 4.50 6.23 6.23 5.14 6.86 6.86 5.70 7.45 7.45 April 1976 4.72 6.19 6.19 5.26 6.73 6.73 5.75 7.20 7.20 April 1977 4.54 5.19 5.19 4.99 5.65 5.65 5.39 6.03 6.03 April 1978 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.83 5.83 5.83 6.18 6.19 6.18 April 1979‡ 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.70 November 1980 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.22 November 1981 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information requested is as follows:
1985–86 estimated benefit cost—£111 million Estimated costs of £ million 25 per cent. increase 27.75 50 per cent. increase 55.50 75 per cent, increase 83.25 100 per cent. increase 111.00