124. Brigadier Clarkeasked the Minister of National Insurance what would be the estimated cost of allowing family allowance for the first, or only, child in cases where no income tax is paid on the parents income.
§ Mr. TurtonIf an allowance of 8s. were granted in the cases suggested by my hon. and gallant Friend it would add about £80 million to the cost of family allowances, bringing the total cost to about £182 million.
§ Mr. G. Longdenasked the Minister of National Insurance for an estimate of the cost in a full year of giving an allowance of 5s. for the first child and of 6s. 6d. for each of the subsequent children in every family.
§ Mr. TurtonAbout £165 million in a full year.
§ Mr. F. M. Bennettasked the Minister of National Insurance how the estimated cost to the Exchequer of providing a 5s. family allowance for the first child and leaving the allowance of second and subsequent children at 5s., as on the existing scale, would compare with his proposals to raise the allowance for second and subsequent children to 8s., while continuing the policy of his predecessors in making no provision for the first child.
§ Mr. TurtonAbout £145 million as compared with £102 million.
§ Mr. F. M. Bennettasked the Minister of National Insurance how the estimated cost to the Exchequer of providing a 1s. 6d. family allowance for the first child and raising the existing scale of 5s. for second and subsequent children to 6s. 6d., would compare with his proposals to raise the allowance for second and subsequent children to 8s., while continuing the policy of his predecessors in making no provision for the first child.
§ Mr. TurtonAbout £108 million as compared with £102 million.