§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will up-date the answer given to the right hon.
Benefit or allowance Value of increase for each qualifying child Unemployment benefit: 1.Where the beneficiary is under pensionable age … £1.85 a week. 2. Where the beneficiary is over pensionable age … £6.35 a week. Sickness benefit: … 1.Where the beneficiary is under pensionable age … £1.85 a week. 2. Where the beneficiary is over pensionable age … £6.35 a week. Invalidity pension … £6.35 a week. Maternity allowance … £1.85 a week. Widow's allowance … £6.35 a week. Widowed mother's allowance … £6.35 a week. Retirement pension … £6.35 a week. Child's special allowance … £6.35 a week. Non-contributory invalidity pension … £6.35 a week. Invalid care allowance … £6.35 a week. Injury benefit … £1.85 a week. Disablement benefit (unemployability supplement) … £6.35 a week. Industrial death benefit … Higher rate— £6.35 a week. … Lower rate— £1.85 a week. Guardian's allowance … £6.35 a week. Supplementary benefit* … Age under 5— £4.40 a week. Age 5-10— £5.30 a week. Age 11–12— £6.55 a week. Age 13–15— £7.95 a week. Age 16–17— £9.55 a week. Age 18 and over— £12.45 a week. Family income supplement* … Amounts payable for the family vary up to a maximum of £10.50 a week where there is one child; the maximum is increased by £1.00 for each extra child. War widow's pension† … £7.95 a week. Motherless and fatherless children (war pensions scheme)† … £8.90 a week. Unemployability supplement (war pensions scheme)† … £6.35 a week. Additional treatment allowance (war pensions scheme)† … Higher rate— £6.35 a week. Lower rate-£1.85 a week. War disability basic pension† … Dependency allowance of 12p to 60p a week, according to degree of pensioner's disablement (one allowance payable if there is a child(ren) or adult dependant). *Child benefit would be taken into account as income when arriving at the amount of an award. †War pension rates apply in the case of a private (or equivalent rank).