§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what figure the £2 earnings disregard of supplementary benefits would have to be raised to now to restore it to the purchasing value that it had when introduced in November 1966.
§ Mr. O'MalleyAs at mid-June 1974, £3.51.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of average weekly earnings of male industrial workers the £2 earnings disregard for supplementary benefit represented when it was introduced in November 1966; and what it represents now.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyIn November 1966, £2 represented 9.9 per cent. of the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers. The corresponding figure in May 1974 is estimated to be 4.6 per cent.