Four-week Rule (Hansard, 17 March 1975)

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the number of claimants in Wales penalised under the four-week rule for each year during which the rule was in operation.
345W

§ Mr. Alec Jones:
The number of awards initially limited to four weeks in Wales was as follows:

1968 None

1969 None

1970 2,428

1971 3,380

1972 None

1973 1,176

§ Mr. Rifkind
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants in Scotland have been penalised under the four-week rule for each year during which the rule was in operation.

§ Mr. Alec Jones:
No awards were initially limited to four weeks in Scotland in any of the years 1968 to 1972; 125 were so limited in 1973.

COMPARISON OF STANDARD RATE OF RETIREMENT PENSION WITH

GROSS AND NFT AVERAGE EARNINGS^* IN WALES

Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings Net earnings after deducting tax and national insurance contributions Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings

Year(October) Gross average earnings Single Person Married Couple Single Person Married Couple Single Person Married Couple

£ Per cent. Per cent. £ £ Per cent. Per cent.

1961 … … 15.26 18.8 30.3 12.12 12.87 23.7 35.9

1962 … … 16.20 17.7 28.5 12.78 13.53 22.5 34.2

1963 … … 16.93 19.9 32.2 13.27 14.16 25.4 38.5

1964 … … 18.04 18.7 30.2 13.98 14.88 24.1 36.6

1965 … … 19.30 20.7 33.7 14.62 15.58 27.4 41.7

1966 … … 20.09 19.9 32.4 15.11 16.06 26.5 40.5

1967 … … 21.13 21.3 34.5 15.71 16.66 28.6 43.8

1968 … … 22.91 19.6 31.9 16.87 17.82 26.7 41.0

1969 … … 24.46 18.4 29.8 17.92 18.87 25.1 38.7

1970 … … 27.93 17.9 29.0 19.93 21.04 25.1 38.5

1971 … … 31.10 19.3 31.2 21.81 22.91 27.5 42.3

1972 … … 35.61 19.0 30.6 26.17 27.21 25.8 40.1

1973 … … 40.52 19.1 30.8 29.39 30.43 26.4 41.1

1974 … … 47.55 21.0 33.6 32.95 34.48 30.3 46.4

^* Average earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry.

§ Mr. Robin F. Cook
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if she will publish in the Official Report the net amount of adult male average earnings in Scotland for each October since 1948, or the longest convenient period, and the relationship of retirement pension for a single person and married couple to these earnings.
346W

COMPARISON OF STANDARD RATE OF RETIREMENT PENSION WITH
GROSS AND NFT AVERAGE EARNINGS^* IN WALES
				Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings	Net earnings after deducting tax and national insurance contributions	Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings
Year(October)			Gross average earnings	Single Person	Married Couple	Single Person	Married Couple	Single Person	Married Couple
			£	Per cent.	Per cent.	£	£	Per cent.	Per cent.
1961	…	…	15.26	18.8	30.3	12.12	12.87	23.7	35.9
1962	…	…	16.20	17.7	28.5	12.78	13.53	22.5	34.2
1963	…	…	16.93	19.9	32.2	13.27	14.16	25.4	38.5
1964	…	…	18.04	18.7	30.2	13.98	14.88	24.1	36.6
1965	…	…	19.30	20.7	33.7	14.62	15.58	27.4	41.7
1966	…	…	20.09	19.9	32.4	15.11	16.06	26.5	40.5
1967	…	…	21.13	21.3	34.5	15.71	16.66	28.6	43.8
1968	…	…	22.91	19.6	31.9	16.87	17.82	26.7	41.0
1969	…	…	24.46	18.4	29.8	17.92	18.87	25.1	38.7
1970	…	…	27.93	17.9	29.0	19.93	21.04	25.1	38.5
1971	…	…	31.10	19.3	31.2	21.81	22.91	27.5	42.3
1972	…	…	35.61	19.0	30.6	26.17	27.21	25.8	40.1
1973	…	…	40.52	19.1	30.8	29.39	30.43	26.4	41.1
1974	…	…	47.55	21.0	33.6	32.95	34.48	30.3	46.4
^* Average earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry.