§ 57. Major Bramallasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many workers in the British zone of Germany pay unemployment insurance contributions; and what unemployment benefit is paid on account of these contributions.
§ Mr. J. HyndThere are about four million unemployment insurance contributors in the British zone. The benefits paid which vary according to locality, average roughly one-third of normal wages for a wage of 36 marks a week or lower. Above that wage level, the payment is normally 15 marks. A sum varying between 3½ and 5 marks per week is paid for the first dependant and about 3 marks per week is paid for each further dependant. Rent allowances are additional but the total relief must not exceed 80 per cent, of normal earnings.