Manufacture of Enzyme Detergents (Hansard, 3 February 1970)

§ Mr. Oakes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are in receipt of industrial injury benefit in

STANDARD RATES OF THE PRINCIPAL SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
AVERAGE EARNINGS (1)
			Retirement Pension Widow's Pension		National Assistance Supplementary Benefit Scale Rates
			Single Person	Married couple with no children (R.P.)	Family Allowance for a three child family	Single Householder	Married couple with no children
January, 1945 (2)(a)	…	…	8.4	16.8	—	—	—
April, 1950	…	…	17.8	28.8	6.9	16.5	27.4
April, 1955 (3)	…	…	18.4	29.9	7.4	17.2	29.0
April, 1960	…	…	17.7	28.4	6.4	17.7	30.1
April, 1965	…	…	21.2	34.4	4.8	20.1	33.2
April, 1969	…	…	18.8	30.5	7.9	19.0	31.2
November, 1969	…	…	20.1	32.6	7.7	19.3	31.6

			Sickness Benefit Unemployment Benefit	Injury Benefit
			Flat-Rate	Including Earnings Related Supplement	Flat-Rate	Including Earnings Related Supplement
			Single Person	Married couple with no children	Single Person	Married couple with no children	Single Person	Married couple with no children	Single Person	Married couple with no children
January, 1945 (2)(b)	…	…	20.1	33.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
January, 1945 (2)(c)	…	…	15.1	15.1	—	—	—	—	—	—
April, 1950	…	…	17.8	28.8	—	—	30.9	41.9	—	—
April, 1955 (3)	…	…	18.4	29.9	—	—	31.0	42.5	—	—
April, 1960	…	…	17.7	28.4	—	—	30.1	40.8	—	—
April, 1965	…	…	21.2	34.4	—	—	35.7	48.9	—	—
April, 1969 (4)	…	…	18.8	30.5	39.5	51.2	30.3	42.0	51.0	62.7
November, 1969 (4)	…	…	20.1	32.6	40.1	52.6	31.2	43.7	51.2	63.6

Notes:

(1) Average earnings of men employed in manual occupations in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries covered by the Department of Employment and Productivity's half-yearly inquiry into earnings.

(2) Corresponding benefits payable under Acts in force prior to the introduction of the National Insurance Scheme:

(a) Old Age Pension and Widows' Pension.

(b) Unemployment Benefit.

(3) Applies to rates of benefit introduced in April and May, 1955.

(4) The earnings-related benefits are calculated on the basis that the beneficiary was receiving average weekly earnings during the relevant tax years.

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respect of illness caused in the course of their employment in the manufacture of enzyme detergents; and what was the total number of such beneficiaries in 1969.