HC Deb 20 March 1974 vol 870 c128W
Mr. Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will estimate how much it would cost to abolish the earnings rule.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

About £135 million a year at current pension rates but about £160 million a year at the rates of £10 for a single person and £16 for a married couple proposed by the Government.