Supplementary Benefits (Hansard, 22 March 1974)

§ Mr. David Steel
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the gross amount of adult male earnings and the relationship of the supplementary benefit scale rate for a single householder, for a married couple without children, with two children and with four children, to these earnings for each year since 1948.

§ Mr. Robert C. Brown
The information requested is contained in the following table:
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§ Mr. David Steel
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the value of supplementary benefits, including rent, as a percentage of average earnings for each year since 1948, giving information for a single claimant, for married

ORDINARY SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT RATES (INCLUDINGRENT) AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN OCTOBER^*

Married Persons

Year Single householder Without children With 2 children (both aged under 5) With 4 children (two aged under 5 and two aged 5–10)

1954 … … … … 22.8 35.8 46.8 60.0

1955 … … … … 22.3 35.0 46.0 59.0

1956 … … … … 22.9 35.5 47.6 59.7

1957 … … … … 20.0 34.0 44.6 56.9

1958 … … … … 24.7 38.3 49.9 63.1

1959 … … … … 25.5 40.0 52.0 66.1

1960 … … … … 24.1 37.6 48.9 61.9

1961 … … … … 24.7 38.1 49.5 62.6

1962 … … … … 25.5 39.0 50.6 63.9

1963 … … … … 26.7 40.7 52.5 66.3

1964 … … … … 24.8 37.8 48.8 61.5

1965 … … … … 27.3 41.6 53.4 67.2

1966 … … … … 28.4 43.1 54.9 68.7

1967 … … … … 28.9 43.7 55.7 69.7

1968 … … … … 28.4 42.9 55.0 68.9

1969 … … … … 27.6 41.7 53.3 66.6

1970 … … … … 26.3 39.8 50.8 63.6

1971 … … … … 26.9 40.5 51.8 64.7

1972 … … … … 25.9 39.0 49.9 62.4

1973† … … … … 24.6 35.6 45.7 57.6

^* Taken from the inquiries conducted by the Department of Employment.

†The percentages for 1973 are not fully comparable with those for earlier years, as the information is not yet available to calculate the provision for rent on the same basis.

ORDINARY SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT RATES (INCLUDINGRENT) AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN OCTOBER^*
							Married Persons
Year	Single householder	Without children	With 2 children (both aged under 5)	With 4 children (two aged under 5 and two aged 5–10)
1954	…	…	…	…	22.8	35.8	46.8	60.0
1955	…	…	…	…	22.3	35.0	46.0	59.0
1956	…	…	…	…	22.9	35.5	47.6	59.7
1957	…	…	…	…	20.0	34.0	44.6	56.9
1958	…	…	…	…	24.7	38.3	49.9	63.1
1959	…	…	…	…	25.5	40.0	52.0	66.1
1960	…	…	…	…	24.1	37.6	48.9	61.9
1961	…	…	…	…	24.7	38.1	49.5	62.6
1962	…	…	…	…	25.5	39.0	50.6	63.9
1963	…	…	…	…	26.7	40.7	52.5	66.3
1964	…	…	…	…	24.8	37.8	48.8	61.5
1965	…	…	…	…	27.3	41.6	53.4	67.2
1966	…	…	…	…	28.4	43.1	54.9	68.7
1967	…	…	…	…	28.9	43.7	55.7	69.7
1968	…	…	…	…	28.4	42.9	55.0	68.9
1969	…	…	…	…	27.6	41.7	53.3	66.6
1970	…	…	…	…	26.3	39.8	50.8	63.6
1971	…	…	…	…	26.9	40.5	51.8	64.7
1972	…	…	…	…	25.9	39.0	49.9	62.4
1973†	…	…	…	…	24.6	35.6	45.7	57.6
^* Taken from the inquiries conducted by the Department of Employment.
†The percentages for 1973 are not fully comparable with those for earlier years, as the information is not yet available to calculate the provision for rent on the same basis.