HC Deb 15 November 1976 vol 919 cc397-9W
Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list

Benefit or allowance Value of increase for each additional child
Unemployment benefit—
(1) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age £2.55 a week.
(2) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age £5.95 a week.
Sickness benefit—
(1) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age £2.55 a week.
(2) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age £5.95 a week.
Invalidity pension £5.95 a week.
Maternity allowance £2.55 a week.
Widow's allowance £5.95 a week.
Widowed mother's allowance £5.95 a week.
Retirement pension £5.95 a week.
Child's special allowance £5.95 a week.
Non-contributory invalidity pension £5.95 a week.
Invalid care allowance £5.95 a week.
Injury benefit £2.55 a week.
Disablement benefit (unemployability supplement) £5.95 a week.
Industrial death benefit Higher rate—£5.95 a week.
Lower rate—£2 .55 a week.
Guardian's allowance* £7.45 a week.
Supplementary benefit† Age under 5—£3.60 a week.
Age 5–10—£4.35 a week.
Age 11–12—£5.35 a week.
Age 13–15—£6.50 a week.
Age 16–17—£7.80 a week.
Age 18 and over—£10.15 a week.
Family income supplement† Amounts payable for the family vary up to a maximum of £8.50 a week where there is one child; the maximum is increased by £0.50 for each extra child.
War widow's pension £6.65 a week where family allowance is payable.
£7.50 a week where family allowance is not payable.
Motherless and fatherless children (war pension scheme) Under 15—£6.65 a week where family allowance is payable.
£7.65 where family allowance is not payable.
Over 15—£8.15 a week where family allowance is payable.
£9.15 where a family allowance is not payable.
Unemployability supplement (war pensions scheme) £5.95 a week.
Additional treatment allowance (war pensions scheme) £5.95 a week.
Basic war disability pension Between 8p and 38p a week according to degree of pensioner's disablement.
* Family allowances are not payable in respect of children attracting guardian's allowance.
† Family allowances would be taken into account as income when arriving at the amount of an award.

all the benefits and allowances which include an element for child support; if he will show in each case the value of the increases awarded for each additional child; and if he will compare these with current rates of family allowance.

Mr. Ennals

Following is the information, based on the rates very shortly coming into operation, which compare with the current rate of family allowances of £1.50 for each child in a family after the first. Except where indicated, the increases shown are payable in addition to any family allowances. The rates for the first child are generally £1.50 higher to take account of the fact that family allowances will not be payable.