§ Mrs. Doris Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the value of a single person's supplementary benefit allowance as a percentage of average industrial earnings for the periods October, 1966–67, 1968–69 and 1970–71, respectively.
§ Mr. DeanThe value of a single person's supplementary allowance or pension as a percentage of the average earnings of adult male manual workers during the respective years is shown below. The amounts of supplementary benefit used in the comparison are based on the increased rates which came into force in October/November of each year.