HC Deb 08 February 1978 vol 943 cc578-9W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the table given to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North Official Report, 28th July 1977, columns 589–90.

(Thousands)
Grand Total Over Pension Age Unemployed Others under Pension Age
Families Persons Families Persons Families Persons Families Persons
2,940 4,725 1,687 1,981 654 1,427 599 1,317

The information for December 1977 will not be available until the summer of 1978.

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the table on supplementary benefits,

SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT RATES (INCLUDING RENT) AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET AVERAGE EARNINGS*
Married couple
Year Single householder Without children With two children both aged under 5 With four children, two aged under 5 and two aged 5 to 10 With four children aged 3, 8, 12 and 14
1954 26.7 39.7 46.7 55.1 58.4
1955 26.5 38.9 45.8 54.7
1956 27.4 39.9 46.9 54.9
1957 26.6 38.6 45.2 52.6
1958 30.3 44.2 51.2 59.0
1959 31.0 45.9 53.7 61.9 65.7
1960 29.6 43.5 50.9 58.3
1961 31.1 45.3 52.9 60.3
1962 32.2 46.6 54.2 61.7
1963 34.1 48.5 55.9 64.4
1964 32.1 45.9 52.9 60.1 63.7
1965 36.1 51.7 59.0 66.7

Ordinary Long-term† Ordinary Long-term Ordinary Long-term Ordinary Long-term Ordinary Long-term
1966 37.8 40.8 53.9 56.7 61.2 63.6 68.8 71.0
1967 38.9 41.8 55.5 58.2 62.9 65.3 70.2 72.3
1968 38.6 41.6 55.1 57.9 63.3 65.8 70.4 72.7
1969 37.8 40.6 54.2 56.9 62.4 64.8 69.7 71.8 73.5 75.5
1970 37.0 39.5 52.9 55.3 61.4 63.6 69.4 71.3
1971 37.6 39.8 53.9 56.1 61.9 63.9 69.2 70.9
1972 35.3 37.6 51.1 53.3 59.6 61.6 67.6 69.4
1973 36.0 39.4 49.3 53.2 59.3 62.9 65.7 69.0
1974 34.6 43.5 49.6 59.6 60.6 67.7 67.2 73.6 72.6 78.9
1975 36.0 42.0 51.5 59.2 60.7 67.7 67.4 73.8 72.6 78.9
1976 37.1 43.4 52.7 60.8 60.1 67.5 67.1 73.7 72.4 79.0
1977‡ 38.1 44.1 53.5 61.3 61.5 68.7 69.4 76.0 75.0 81.5
* Estimated earnings of male, adult, full-time manual workers based on the Department of Employment's October enquiry into the earnings of manual workers employed in manufacturing and certain other industries plus family allowance or child benefit less tax and national insurance contributions.
† The long-term addition was introduced in 1966. The long-term rate started in 1973.
‡ Provisional.