§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the level of supplementary benefit, excluding rent payments, available to a married couple with two children, aged between 5 and 9 years, on 1st January of each year from
SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT SCALE RATES AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS* OF MALE MANUAL WORKERS Married couple with two children aged between five and nine years Single householder with two children aged between five and nine years Sum of ordinary scale rates Percentage of average weekly earnings Sum of ordinary scale rates Percentage of average weekly earnings £ £ 1966 … … 8.97½ 45.4 6.50 32.8 1967 … … 9.45 46.8 6.85 33.9 1968 … … 10.05 46.1 7.30 33.5 1969 … … 10.65 45.2 7.75 32.9 1970 … … 11.15 43.8 8.10 31.8 1971 … … 12.10 41.8 8.80 30.4 1972 … … 13.45 42.6 9.80 31.0 1973 … … 15.15 41.5 11.05 31.3 1974 … … 16.55 41.5 12.05 30.2 * Taken from the inquiries conducted by the Department of Employment in October of each year and interpolated to the following January.