HC Deb 01 May 1967 vol 746 cc3-4W
Mr. Edward M. Taylor

asked the Minister of Social Security (1) how many people in Glasgow and Scotland, respectively, have not received earnings related sick ness benefit on time because of

GRADUATED PENSION SCHEME
£ Thousands
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Financial Year Graduated contributions Payments in lieu of graduated contributions Total income (column 2 plus column 3) Graduated additions to pension
1961–62 … … … 147,018 1,002 148,020 15
1962–63 … … … 176,999 4,729 181,728 130
1963–64 … … … 222,034 7,074 229,108 450
1964–65 … … … 269,741 8,296 278,037 970
1965–66 … … … 295,311 9,483 304,794 1,800
1966–67 (estimate) … … … 346,000 11,000 357,000 3,000

Mr. Haseldine

asked the Minister of Social Security what was the total of men and women not contracted out of the graduated pension scheme, the amount paid out during 1966 under this scheme and the average weekly amount per person.

Mr. Pentland

The number of adult employed contributors not contracted out of the graduated pension scheme is about 10½ million men and 6½ million women. The average graduated addition to pen-

the unavailability of the official form BF161;

(2) if she is aware that supplies of form BF161 which are required by sick and infirm people when applying for earnings related sickness benefit are, and have for some time been, unobtainable at Glasgow offices of her department; and if she will arrange for an inquiry to be held into this matter.

Miss Herbison

I regret that because of a temporary shortage of forms BF161 a few offices in the Glasgow area have recently been unable to issue them at the proper time. Only a few hundred cases have been affected and in general there has been no delay in the payment of earnings-related supplement to sickness benefit. Further supplies of the form have already been sent to the offices concerned.