§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what
Allowance Year of last increase Equivalent value at March 1978 prices £ £ Dependent relative— maintained by a single woman … … … 145 1967–68 433 others … … … … … … 100 1960–61 374 The estimated cost of increasing the allowance to these amounts, at 1978–79 income levels and after taking into account the proposals in the Budget Statement, would be about £70 million.