HC Deb 22 May 1986 vol 98 c317W
Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the recent change in the treatment of annuity as income for purposes of establishing housing benefit entitlement.

Mr. Major

My hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (Sir P. Hordern) on 15 May at

Value of child support* for each child in standard rate taxpaying families expressed at November 1985† prices
Date‡ Children under age 11 Children aged 11–15 Children 16 and over
1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Childob/ 1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Childob/ 1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Chil4ob/
April 1955 7.31 9.71 9.71 7.31 9.71 9.71 7.31 9.71 9.71
April 1956 6.81 8.97 8.97 6.81 8.97 8.97 6.81 8.97 8.97
April 1957 6.69 8.81 9.47 8.32 10.53 11.02 10.04 12.16 12.73
April 1958 6.38 8.40 9.03 7.94 10.04 10.50 9.57 11.59 12.14
April 1959 5.84 7.94 8.49 7.24 9.42 9.97 8.72 10.82 11.45
April 1960 5.80 7.89 8.51 7.19 9.36 9.90 8.66 10.75 11.37
April 1961 5.65 7.68 8.28 7.00 9.11 9.64 8.43 10.46 11.07
April 1962 5.34 7.26 7.83 6.62 8.62 9.12 7.98 9.90 10.47
April 1963 6.00 7.89 8.44 7.26 9.28 9.70 8.58 10.54 11.03
April 1964 5.88 7.73 8.28 7.11 9.10 9.51 8.41 10.33 10.81
April 1965 5.90 7.71 8.10 7.19 8.94 9.40 8.49 10.24 10.69
April 1966 5.69 7.45 7.82 6.94 8.63 9.07 8.20 9.89 10.32
April 1967 5.53 7.23 7.59 6.74 8.38 8.81 7.96 9.60 10.02
April 1968 5.29 6.63 7.04 6.45 7.70 8.14 7.62 8.90 9.30
April 1969 5.01 6.56 6.94 6.12 7.66 8.05 7.22 8.76 9.09
April 1970 4.75 6.21 6.57 5.79 7.25 7.62 6.84 8.30 8.61
April 1971 5.53 7.01 7.34 6.39 7.92 8.25 7.30 8.77 9.11
April 1972 5.20 6.59 6.91 6.01 7.45 7.76 6.86 8.25 8.57
April 1973 4.72 5.91 6.20 5.59 6.74 7.02 6.28 7.43 7.72
April 1974 5.42 6.42 6.67 6.24 7.17 7.45 6.92 7.85 8.13
April 1975 4.75 6.57 6.57 5.42 7.24 7.24 6.01 7.86 7.86
April 1976 4.98 6.53 6.53 5.55 7.10 7.10 6.06 7.59 7.59
April 1977 4.79 5.48 5.48 5.27 5.96 5.96 5.69 6.36 6.36
April 1978 5.70 5.70 5.70 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.51 6.51 6.51
April 1979‡ 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07 7.07
November 1980 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56 6.56
November 1981 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47
November 1982 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79 6.79
November 1983 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.19
November 1984 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22
November 1985 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
* The combined value of child tax allowances after clawback and family allowance/child benefit.
† Based on the movement on the General index of retail prices at November 1985.
‡ Child tax allowance ceased after the 1978/79 tax year and uprating dates are shown from 1979 onwards.
| and subsequent children.