§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in 245W the Official Report the number of claimants who were subject to the wage stop on their earnings-related benefit for each year since the scheme's inception, broken down between the relevant earnings-related benefits.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to Section 2(4)(b) of the National Insurance Act 1966, which restricts the amount of earnings-related
Benefit with which supplement payable Sickness benefit Injury benefit thousands Maternity allowance Unemployment benefit 1967 … … … … 2.0 0.5 * 2.0 1968 … … … … 2.5 * * 2.0 1969 … … … … 2.0 * * 2.0 1970 … … … … 4.0 1.0 * 3.0 1971 … … … … 10.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 1972 … … … … 11.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 1973 … … … … 21.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 1974 … … … … † † † 8.0 * Estimate too small to be reliable. † Information not yet available.