Family Allowances (Hansard, 22 July 1975)

HC Deb 22 July 1975 vol 896 c151W 151W

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of family allowances as a percentage of the average full-time male manual weekly earnings in 1974 for two-, three-and four-child families.

§ Mr. O'Malley
On the basis of the gross average full-time weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries the required information is:

Two-child family … 1.9 per cent.

Three-child family … 3.9 per cent.

Four-child family … 6.0 per cent.

Two-child family	…	1.9 per cent.
Three-child family	…	3.9 per cent.
Four-child family	…	6.0 per cent.