HC Deb 23 January 1973 vol 849 cc85-6W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will print in the OFFICIAL REPORT the value of family allowance payments for a two-, three- and four-child family as a proportion of average earnings for each year since 1948.

Mr. Dean

The information requested is as follows:

THE VALUE OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS FOR A TWO, THREE AND FOUR CHILD FAMILY AS A PROPORTION OF AVERAGE EARNINGS* FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1948
Year (October) Two Child Family Three Child Family Four Child Family
1948 … … 3.6 7.3 10.9
1949 … … 3.5 7.0 10.5
1950 … … 3.3 6.6 10.0
1951 … … 3.0 6.0 9.0
1952 … … 4.5 9.0 13.4
1953 … … 4.2 8.5 12.7
1954 … … 3.9 7.8 11.7
1955 … … 3.6 7.2 10.8
1956 … … 3.4 7.6 11.8
1957 … … 3.2 7.2 11.1
1958 … … 3.1 7.0 10.9
1959 … … 3.0 6.6 10.3
1960 … … 2.8 6.2 9.6
1961 … … 2.6 5.9 9.1
1962 … … 2.5 5.7 8.8
1963 … … 2.4 5.4 8.4
1964 … … 2.2 5.0 7.7
1965 … … 2.0 4.6 7.1
1966 … … 2.0 4.4 6.9
1967 … … 1.9 4.2 7.7
1968 … … 3.9 8.3 12.6
1969 … … 3.6 7.7 11.7
1970 … … 3.2 6.8 10.3
1971 … … 2.9 6.1 9.4
1972† … … 2.5 5.3 8.1
*Average earnings of male manual workers in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries.
† Estimated.

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will print in the OFFICIAL REPORT the value of supplementary benefits, and retirement pensions, respectively, as a proportion of average earnings for each year since 1948.

Mr. Dean

The information requested is as follows:

THE VALUE OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT PENSIONS AS A PROPORTION OF AVERAGE EARNINGS* FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1948
Supplementary Benefit scale rates Retirement Pensions
Year (October) Single house holder Married couple Single Married
1948 … 17.4 29.0 18.8 30.4
1949 … 16.8 28.0 18.2 29.5
1950 … 17.3 28.9 17.3 27.9
1951 … 18.1 30.1 18.1 30.1
1952 … 19.6 33.1 18.2 30.3
1953 … 18.5 31.2 17.2 28.5
1954 … 17.1 28.9 15.9 26.4
1955 … 16.8 28.3 17.9 29.2
1956 … 16.8 28.2 16.8 27.3
1957 … 15.9 26.6 15.9 25.8
1958 … 17.5 29.6 19.5 31.2
1959 … 18.5 31.4 18.4 29.5
1960 … 17.2 29.2 17.2 27.5
1961 … 17.4 29.3 18.7 30.1
1962 … 18.1 30.1 18.1 29.2
1963 … 19.0 31.2 20.2 32.5
1964 … 17.5 28.9 18.6 30.1
1965 … 19.4 32.0 20.4 33.2
1966 … 18.7 30.8 19.7 32.0
1967 … 20.1 33.0 21.1 34.2
1968 … 19.8 32.4 19.6 31.7
1969 … 18.3 30.0 18.1 29.4
1970 … 17.1 28.0 17.8 28.9
1971 … 18.8 30.6 19.4 31.4
Average earnings for October 1972 are not yet available.
* Average earnings of male manual workers in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries.