§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the value of (1) supplementary benefit children's rates (2) short-term national insurance rates for children and (3) long-term national insurance rates for children as a percentage of average earnings for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information is as follows: 433W
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LEVEL OF SHORT AND LONG TERM NATIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS AND SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT FOR CHILD DEPENDANTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS* National Insurance Benefit Short term Child Long term Child Supplementary Benefit Year (October)† First Second Third Each other First Second Third Each other Under 5 5–10 Child aged 11–12 13–15 16–17 1966 … … 5.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 5.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 5.8 6.9 8.6 8.6 11.6 1967 … … 5.8 4.0 4.0 2.8 5.8 4.0 4.0 2.8 5.8 7.0 8.7 8.7 11.7 1968 … … 6.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 6.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 5.9 7.0 8.5 8.9 11.5 1969 … … 6.2 2.6 2.2 2.2 6.2 2.6 2.2 2.2 5.6 6.6 8.3 8.9 11.3 1970 … … 5.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 5.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 5.3 6.4 7.8 8.6 10.9 1971 … … 6.0 3.1 2.7 2.7 9.5 6.6 6.3 6.3 5.5 6.5 7.9 9.7 11.6 1972 … … 5.9 3.4 3.1 3.1 9.2 6.7 6.4 6.4 5.3 6.3 7.7 9.5 11.3 1973 … … 5.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 9.3 7.1 6.8 6.8 5.0 6.0 7.3 9.0 10.8 1974 … … 5.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 10.1 8.2 8.0 8.0 4.9 6.0 7.3 8.9 10.6 1975J … … 5.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 10.7 8.2 8.2 8.2 5.1 6.2 7.6 9.2 11.0 * Average earnings of male adult, full time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment' regular October inquiry. † National Insurance benefit rates used for 1969 and 1975 are those for November. Supplementary benefit rates used for 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1975 are those for November. ‡ Average earnings for October 1975 are provisional.