§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the combined value of child dependency addition and child benefit for the child of a widowed mother(a) in cash terms, (b) in real terms and (c) as a percentage of average earnings, in (i) November 1979 and (ii) April 1997; and what is his estimate of the equivalent figure in April 2000. [111809]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
The combined value of child dependency addition and child benefit for the child of a widowed mother (a) in cash terms, (b) in real
terms, (c) as a percentage of average earnings, in November 1979
and April 1997
(a) Actual rate of child dependency addition and child benefit (b) Real value of(a) uprated to April 2000 Prices 1 (£) (c) Actual rate of (a) as a percentage of average earnings 2 First child November 1979 11.10 31.15 11.0 April 1997 20.95 22.65 5.5 April 2000 26.35 26.35 n/a Subsequent children November 1979 11.10 31.15 11.0 April 1997 20.20 21.85 5.5 April 2000 21.35 21.35 n/a 1 The Retail Prices Index (all items) has been used as published by the Office for National Statistics. 2 Average Earnings are taken from the New Earnings Survey (NES) estimates of earnings for all full-time adult employees, as published by the Office for National Statistics. n/a = Not available. Note:
The figures are rounded to the nearest 5 pence at each uprating date.