§ 42. Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what consideration he has given to amending the criteria for payment of disablement benefit to married women to ensure equality of treatment for all claimants irrespective of sex or married status; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisUnder the plans for the new pension scheme, married women who have not already opted out of paying the full rate of national insurance contributions and thus losing cover for contributory incapacity benefits, can no longer do so. From April 1978 married women will receive the same personal rate of sickness benefit as men and single women.