§ Mr. ClayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the information in his reply to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, East (Mr. Brown) about child and family allowances of 7 June,Official Report, columns 563–66, expressed in April prices to include the years 1989–90.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is as follows:
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Value of child support1 for each child in standard rate tax-paying families expressed at April 19892 prices (£) Children under age 11 Children aged 11–15 Children aged 16 and over Date3 1st child 2nd child 3rd child4 1st child 2nd child 3rd child4 1st child 2nd child 3rd child4 April 1958 7.60 10.01 10.76 9.46 11.96 12.52 11.40 13.82 14.46 April 1959 6.96 9.47 10.12 8.63 11.23 11.88 10.39 12.90 13.64 April 1960 6.91 9.40 10.13 8.57 11.15 11.79 10.32 12.81 13.54 April 1961 6.73 9.15 9.87 8.34 10.85 11.48 10.05 12.47 13.19 April 1962 6.37 8.66 9.34 7.89 10.27 10.86 9.51 11.80 12.48 April 1963 7.15 9.40 10.06 8.65 11.06 11.56 10.23 12.56 13.14 April 1964 7.01 9.21 9.86 8.48 10.84 11.33 10.03 12.31 12.88 April 1965 7.03 9.19 9.65 8.57 10.66 11.20 10.12 12.20 12.74 April 1966 6.78 8.87 9.32 8.28 10.29 10.81 9.77 11.78 12.30 April 1967 6.59 8.61 9.05 8.03 9.99 10.49 9.48 11.44 11.94 April 1968 6.31 7.90 8.38 7.69 9.29 9.70 90.8 10.60 11.09 April 1969 5.98 7.81 82.7 7.29 9.13 9.59 8.60 10.44 10.83 April 1970 5.66 7.40 7.83 6.90 8.64 9.08 8.15 9.89 10.26 April 1971 6.59 8.35 8.75 7.61 9.43 9.83 8.69 10.46 10.85 April 1972 6.20 7.86 8.23 7.16 8.87 9.25 8.18 9.84 10.21 April 1973 5.63 7.05 7.39 6.66 8.03 8.37 7.49 8.86 9.20 April 1974 6.46 7.65 7.95 7.44 8.54 8.88 8.24 9.35 9.69 April 1975 5.66 7.82 7.82 6.46 8.63 8.63 7.16 9.36 9.36 April 1976 5.93 7.78 7.78 6.61 8.46 8.46 7.23 9.05 9.05 April 1977 5.70 6.53 6.53 6.28 7.10 7.10 6.78 7.58 7.58 April 1978 6.79 6.79 6.79 7.32 7.32 7.32 7.76 7.76 7.76 April 1979 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.42 November 1980 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 7.81 November 1981 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.71 November 1982 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 8.09 November 1983 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 November 1984 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 8.61 November 1985 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34 July 1986 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 April 1987 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 8.14 April 1988 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 7.83 April 1989 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 1 The combined value of child tax-allowances after clawback and family allowance/child benefit. 2 Based on the movement in the General Index of Retail Prices at April 1989. 3 Child tax allowance ceased after the 1978–79 tax year end and up-rating dates are shown from 1979 onwards. 4 And subsequent children.