§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing the current rates of allowance payable in respect of child dependants in the different categories of entitlement under the National Insur-
Category Rate Estimated numbers of children covered Increase of unemployment benefit £3.50 (first child) … 118,000 £2.00 (each extra child) … 156,000 Increase of sickness benefit £3.50 (first child) … 142,000 £2.00 (each extra child) … 167,000 Increase of maternity allowance £3.50 (first child) … 9,000 £2.00 (each extra child) … 1,000 Increase of widow's benefit £6.50 (first child) … 99,000 £5.00 (each extra child) … 62,000 Increase of retirement pension £6.50 (first child) … 23,000 £5.00 (each extra child) … 7,000 Increase of invalidity benefit £6.50 (first child) … 78,000 £5.00 (each extra child) … 98,000 Increase of injury benefit £3.50 (first child) … 22,000 £2.00 (each extra child) … 27,000 Increase of disablement benefit (unemployability supplement). £6.50 (first child) … The numbers are quite small. A separate figure could be obtained only at undue cost. £5.00 (each extra child) … Allowance in respect of child of deceased (industrial death benefit). Higher rate £6.50 (first child) … 4,500 £5.00 (each extra child) … 3,500 Lower rate £3.50 (first child) … 2,500 £2.00 (each extra child) … 1,500 Guardian's allowance £6.50 … 5,000 Child's special allowance £6.50 (first child) … 600 £5.00 (each extra child) … 400 Supplementary benefit Age under 5—£3.10 … 264,000 Age 5–10—£3.75 … 338,000 Age 11–12—£4.60 … 106,000 Age 13–15—£5.60 … 145,000 Age 16.17—£6.70 … 18,000 Age 18 and over—£8.70 … 2,000 Family income supplement Amounts payable for the family vary up to a maximum of £7 where there is one child; the maximum is increased by 50p for each extra child. 142,000 Family allowances £1.50 … 6,742,000 Child interim benefit (payable from April 1976) £1.50 … 22,000 included in awards to date.