Mr. RichardWainwright asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in theOfficial Report the value of the child addition paid to claimants with children aged (a) under 5 years, (b) 5 to 10 years, (c) 11 to 12 years, (d) 13 to 15 years, (e) 16 to 17 years and (f) 18 years or over for each relevant year since 1948; and if he will express these data as a percentage of the single person's rate and the married couple's adult rate.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information is in the following table:
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SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT SCALE RATES FOR CHILDREN, IN CASH TERMS AND IN RELATION TO ADULT RATES CHILD UNDER 5 (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.37½ 31.3 18.8 1950 0.40 30.8 18.4 1951 0.47½ 31.7 19.0 1952 0.55 31.4 18.6 1955 0.60 32.0 19.0 1956 0.65 32.5 19.4 1958 0.72½ 32.2 19.1 1959 0.80 32.0 18.8 1961 0.85 31.8 18.9 1962 0.90 31.3 18.8 1963 0.97½ 30.7 18.7 1965 1.12½ 29.6 17.9 1966 1.17½ 29.0 17.7 1967 1.25 29.1 17.7 1968 1.35 29.7 18.1 1969 1.40 29.1 17.8 1970 1.50 28.8 17.6 1971 1.70 29.5 18.0 1972 1.90 29.0 17.8 1973 2.05 28.7 17.6 1974 2.40 28.6 17.6 1975* 2.75 28.6 17.6 1975† 3.10 28.4 17.5 1976 3.60 28.3 17.4 1977 4.10 28.3 17.4 1978 4.40 28.3 17.4 *April †November
CHILD 5-10 (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.45 37.5 22.5 1950 0.50 38.5 23.0 1951 0.57½ 38.3 23.0 1952 0.67½ 38.6 22.9 1955 0.72½ 38.7 23.0 1956 0.77½ 38.8 23.1 1958 0.85 37.8 22.4 1959 0.95 38.0 22.4 1961 1.00 37.4 22.2 1962 1.05 36.5 22.0 1963 1.15 36.2 22.0 1965 1.35 35.5 21.5 1966 1.40 34.6 21.1 1967 1.50 34.9 21.3 1968 1.60 35.2 21.5 1969 1.65 34.4 21.0 1970 1.80 34.6 21.2 1971 2.00 34.5 21.2 1972 2.25 34.4 21.1 1973 2.45 34.3 21.0 1974 2.90 34.5 21.2 1975* 3.30 34.4 21.1 1975† 3.75 34.4 21.1 1976 4.55 34.3 21.1 1977 4.95 34.1 21.0 1978 5.30 34.1 21.0 * April. † November.
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CHILD 11-12 (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.52½ 43.8 26.3 1950 0.60 46.2 27.6 1951 0.67½ 45.0 27.0 1952 0.80 45.7 27.1 1955 0.85 45.3 27.0 1956 0.90 45.0 26.9 1958 1.00 44.4 26.3 1959 1.15 46.0 27.1 1961 1.20 44.9 26.7 1962 1.271 44.3 26.7 1963 1.40 44.1 26.8 1965 1.67½ 44.1 26.7 1966 1.75 43.2 26.3 1967 1.85 43.0 26.2 1968* 1.95 42.9 26.2 1969 2.05 42.7 26.1 1970 2.20 42.3 25.9 1971 2.45 42.2 25.9 1972 2.75 42.0 25.8 1973 3.00 42.0 25.8 1974 3.55 42.3 26.0 1975† 4.05 42.2 25.9 1975‡ 4.60 42.2 25.9 1976 5.35 42.1 25.9 1977 6.10 42.1 25.9 1978 6.55 42.1 25.9 * Separate scale rate for age group 13-15 inroduced † April ‡November
CHILD 13-15 (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.52½ 43.8 26.3 1950 0.60 46.2 27.6 1951 0.67½ 45.0 27.0 1952 0.80 45.7 27.1 1955 0.85 45.3 27.0 1956 0.90 45.0 26.9 1958 1.00 44.4 26.3 1959 1.15 46.0 27.1 1961 1.20 44.9 26.7 1962 1.27½ 44.3 26.7 1963 1.40 44.1 26.8 1965 1.67½ 44.1 26.7 1966 1.75 43.2 26.3 1967 1.85 43.0 26.2 1968* 2.05 45.1 27.5 1969 2.20 45.8 28.0 1970 2.40 46.2 28.2 1971 3.00 51.7 31.7 1972 3.40 51.9 31.9 1973 3.70 51.7 31.8 1974 4.35 51.8 31.9 1975† 4.95 51.6 31.6 1975‡ 5.60 51.4 31.5 1976 6.50 51.2 31.5 1977 7.40 51.0 31.4 1978 7.95 51.1 31.5 *Separate scale rate for age group 13-15 introduced †April ‡November.
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CHILD 16-17 (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.75 62.5 37.5 1950 0.80 61.5 36.8 1951 0.92½ 61.7 37.0 1952 1.07½ 61.4 36.4 1955 1.12½ 60.0 5.7 1956 1.17½ 58.8 5.1 1958 1.30 57.8 4.2 1959 1.50 60.0 5.3 1961 1.60 59.8 35.6 1962 1.70 59.1 35.6 1963 1.85 58.3 35.4 1965 2.22½ 58.6 35.5 1966 2.35 58.0 35.3 1967 2.50 58.1 35.5 1968 2.65 58.2 35.6 1969 2.80 58.3 35.7 1970 3.05 58.7 35.9 1971 3.60 62.1 38.1 1972 4.05 61.8 38.0 1973 4.40 61.5 37.8 1974 5.15 61.3 37.7 1975* 5.90 61.5 37.7 1975† 6.70 61.5 37.7 1976 7.80 61.4 37.8 1977 8.90 61.4 37.8 1978 9.55 61.4 37.8 *April †November.
PERSON 18 YEARS OF OVER (a) (b) (c) Percentage of single householder Percentage of married couple Year Amount rate rate £ 1948 0.87½ 72.9 43.75 1950 0.95 73.1 43.7 1951 1.10 73.3 44.0 1952 1.30 74.3 44.1 1955 1.37½ 73.3 43.7 1956 1.45 72.5 43.3 1958 1.57½ 70.0 41.4 1959 1.80 72.0 42.4 1961 1.90 71.0 42.2 1962 2.00 69.6 41.9 1963 2.15 67.7 41.1 1965 2.57½ 67.8 41.0 1966 2.75 67.9 41.4 1967 2.90 67.4 41.1 1968 3.05 67.0 40.4 1969 3.20 66.7 40.8 1970 3.50 67.3 41.2 1971 4.05 69.8 42.9 1972 5.20 79.4 48.8 1973 5.70 79.7 48.9 1974 6.70 79.8 49.1 1975* 7.65 79.7 48.9 1975† 8.70 79.8 49.0 1976 10.15 79.9 49.2 1977 11.60 80.0 49.3 1978 12.45 80.1 49.3 * April. †November