Unemployment Benefit (Hansard, 16 July 1975)

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing unemployment benefit, including earnings related benefit, as a percentage of the average post-tax manual wage for a man with a wife and two children not over 11 years of age, for each year since 1949.

§ Mr. O'Malley
The information requested is given in the table below.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT^* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS† LESS TAX

Year (October) Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of earnings less tax

1949 … … … 34.7

1950 … … … 33.1

1951 … … … 33.1

1952 … … … 37.5

1953 … … … 35.5

1954 … … … 33.1

1955 … … … 36.0

1956 … … … 33.9

1957 … … … 32.3

1958 … … … 40.5

1959 … … … 38.6

1960 … … … 36.3

1961 … … … 40.5

1962 … … … 39.3

1963 … … … 43.4

1964 … … … 40.8

1965 … … … 45.4

1966 … … … 63.9

1967 … … … 68.1

1968 … … … 67.1

1969 … … … 70.6

1970 … … … 66.6

1971 … … … 71.8

1972 … … … 67.9

1973 … … … 64.9

1974 … … … 64.6

1975 (April)‡ … … … 64.6

^* Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966.

† Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry.

‡ Provisional.

501W

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing unemployment benefit, including earnings related benefit, as a percentage of the average manual wage for each year since 1949 up to the latest available date.

§ Mr. O'Malley
The information requested is given in the table below.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT^* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS†

Year (October) Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of gross earnings

1949 … 34.7

1950 … 32.9

1951 … 32.8

1952 … 37.5

1953 … 35.4

1954 … 32.8

1955 … 35.9

1956 … 33.6

1957 … 31.8

1958 … 39.8

1959 … 37.6

1960 … 35.1

1961 … 39.0

1962 … 37.7

1963 … 42.1

1964 … 38.9

1965 … 42.6

1966 … 59.6

1967 … 62.9

1968 … 59.4

1969 … 61.4

1970 … 56.9

1971 … 62.2

1972 … 59.2

1973 … 55.2

1974 … 53.8

1975 (April)‡ … 53.5

^* Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966.

† Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry.

‡ Provisional.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT^* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS† LESS TAX
Year (October)	Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of earnings less tax
1949	…	…	…	34.7
1950	…	…	…	33.1
1951	…	…	…	33.1
1952	…	…	…	37.5
1953	…	…	…	35.5
1954	…	…	…	33.1
1955	…	…	…	36.0
1956	…	…	…	33.9
1957	…	…	…	32.3
1958	…	…	…	40.5
1959	…	…	…	38.6
1960	…	…	…	36.3
1961	…	…	…	40.5
1962	…	…	…	39.3
1963	…	…	…	43.4
1964	…	…	…	40.8
1965	…	…	…	45.4
1966	…	…	…	63.9
1967	…	…	…	68.1
1968	…	…	…	67.1
1969	…	…	…	70.6
1970	…	…	…	66.6
1971	…	…	…	71.8
1972	…	…	…	67.9
1973	…	…	…	64.9
1974	…	…	…	64.6
1975 (April)‡	…	…	…	64.6
^* Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966.
† Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry.
‡ Provisional.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT^* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS†
Year (October)	Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of gross earnings
1949	…	34.7
1950	…	32.9
1951	…	32.8
1952	…	37.5
1953	…	35.4
1954	…	32.8
1955	…	35.9
1956	…	33.6
1957	…	31.8
1958	…	39.8
1959	…	37.6
1960	…	35.1
1961	…	39.0
1962	…	37.7
1963	…	42.1
1964	…	38.9
1965	…	42.6
1966	…	59.6
1967	…	62.9
1968	…	59.4
1969	…	61.4
1970	…	56.9
1971	…	62.2
1972	…	59.2
1973	…	55.2
1974	…	53.8
1975 (April)‡	…	53.5
^* Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966.
† Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry.
‡ Provisional.