§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of women in receipt of a widowed mother's allowance who have dependent children; what is his estimate of the number of children concerned; and what is his estimate of the number of such mothers who failed fully to satisfy the contribution conditions for the allowance;
(2) what is his estimate of the number of persons in receipt of either Category A or Category B retirement pension who have dependent children; what is his estimate of the number of children concerned; and what is his estimate of the number of such parents who failed fully to satisfy the contribution condition for the pension;
(3) what is his estimate of the number of persons over retirement age in receipt of unemployment benefit who have dependent children; what is his estimate of the number of children concerned; and what is his estimate of the number of such persons who failed fully to satisfy the contribution condition for the retirement pension;
100W(4) what is his estimate of the number of persons over retirement age in receipt of sickness benefit who have dependent children; what is his estimate of the number of children concerned; and what is his estimate of the number of such persons who failed fully to satisfy the contribution condition for retirement pension;
(5) what is his estimate of the number of persons over retirement age in receipt of invalidity pension who have dependent children; what is his estimate of the number of children concerned; and what is his estimate of the number of such persons who failed fully to satisfy the contribution conditions for retirement pension.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information is as follows:
(i) Women receiving widowed mothers allowance with increases for children (10 per cent. sample count at November 1975) 98,000 Number of children concerned 158,000 Allowances paid at reduced rates included in above 20,000 (ii) Persons receiving Category A or Category B retirement pension with increases for children (10 per cent. sample count at November 1975) 25,000 Number of children concerned 33,000 Pensions paid at reduced rates included in above 1,250 (iii) Persons over pensionable age receiving unemployment benefit with increases for children (4 per cent. sample count at 3rd May 1976) Nil (iv) Persons over pensionable age receiving sickness benefit with increases for children (2.5 per cent. sample count at 31st May 1975) 40 Number of children concerned 160 Benefit paid at reduced rates included in above 2 (v) Persons over pensionable age receiving invalidity pension with increases for children (2.5 per cent. sample count at 31st May 1975) 920 Number of children concerned 1,200 Pensions paid at reduced rates included in above 46 The number of widowed mothers who do not satisfy the contribution conditions fully is based on a sample count. The corresponding figures for other groups are based on an estimate that about five per cent. of such beneficiaries have pensions or benefits at a reduced rate.