HC Deb 08 December 1976 vol 922 c264W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what amount the personal tax allowance for a single person is expected to exceed the basic widow's pension for 1976–77.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The tax allowance for a single person under 65 exceeds the standard widow's pension receivable in 1976–77 by £4.