HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc202-3W
Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will ensure that widows receive the same financial benefits from future child benefit increase as other standard rate taxpayers.

Mr. Orme

The Government have taken steps to ensure that there will be no change in the net income of widows and certain other beneficiaries as a result of the changes in child benefit, national insurance allowances for children and income tax allowances, next April. Widows, like other national insurance beneficiaries, received a substantial increase in their incomes last November.