HC Deb 29 November 1978 vol 959 cc264-5W
Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will express each of the children's national assistance/supplementary benefit rates (a) as a percentage of average net earnings for each year since 1948 and (b) as a percentage of the

(1) NATIONAL ASSISTANCE/SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT CHILDREN'S SCALE RATES AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET EARNINGS FOR A MARRIED COUPLE:
Date Aged under 5 5–10 11–12 13–15 16–17
October 1948 … … … 6.0 7.2 8.4 8.4 12.1
October 1949 … … … 5.9 7.0 8.2 8.2 11.7
October 1950 … … … 5.9 7.4 8.8 8.8 11.8
October 1951 … … … 6.4 7.8 9.1 9.1 12.5
October 1952 … … … 6.8 8.3 9.9 9.9 13.2
October 1953 … … … 6.4 7.8 9.3 9.3 12.5
October 1954 … … … 6.0 7.3 8.7 8.7 11.6
October 1955 … … … 6.0 7.2 8.5 8.5 11.2
October 1956 … … … 6.1 7.3 8.5 8.5 11.1
October 1957 … … … 5.9 7.0 8.1 8.1 10.6
October 1958 … … … 6.5 7.6 9.0 9.0 11.7
October 1959 … … … 6.8 8.0 9.7 9.7 12.7
October 1960 … … … 6.4 7.6 9.2 9.2 12.0
October 1961 … … … 6.6 7.7 9.3 9.3 12.4
October 1962 … … … 6.8 7.9 9.6 9.6 12.8
October 1963 … … … 6.9 8.2 10.0 10.0 13.2
October 1964 … … … 6.5 7.7 9.4 9.4 12.4
October 1965 … … … 7.1 8.6 10.6 10.6 14.1
October 1966 … … … 6.9 8.3 10.3 10.3 13.7
October 1967 … … … 7.4 8.9 11.0 11.0 14.9
October 1968 … … … 7.6 8.9 10.9 11.5 14.8
October 1969 … … … 7.1 8.4 10.2 10.7 13.9
October 1970 … … … 6.6 7.8 9.7 10.4 13.3
October 1971 … … … 7.3 8.6 10.6 12.9 15.5
October 1972 … … … 6.9 8.2 10.1 12.4 14.8
October 1973 … … … 6.7 8.0 9.8 12.0 14.3
October 1974 … … … 6.8 8.3 10.1 12.4 14.7
November 1975 … … … 7.4 8.9 10.9 13.3 15.9
November 1976 … … … 7.6 9.2 11.3 13.7 16.5
November 1977 … … … 7.6 9.1 11.3 13.7 16.4
Note:Based on average gross earnings of male adult full-time manual worker in manufacturing and certain other non-manufacturing industries as determined by the Department of Employment October inquiry less tax and national insurance contribution.

(2) NATIONAL ASSISTANCE/SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT CHILDREN'S SCALE RATES AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE LONG-TERM SINGLE HOUSEHOLDER (i) AND MARRIED COUPLES (ii) SCALE RATES:
(i)
Date Aged under 5 5–10 11–12 13–15 16–7
October 1973 … … … 25.2 30.1 36.8 45.4 54.0
July 1974 … … … … 23.1 27.9 34.1 41.8 49.5
April 1975 … … … … 22.9 27.5 33.8 41.3 49.2
November 1975 … … … 22.6 27.4 33.6 40.9 48.9
November 1976 … … … 22.9 27.7 34.1 41.4 49.7
November 1977 … … … 22.9 27.6 34.1 41.3 49.7
(ii)
Date Aged under 5 5–10 11–12 13–15 16–17
October 1973 … … … 160 19.1 23.3 28.8 34.2
July 1974 … … … … 14.7 17.7 21.7 26.6 31.5
April 1975 … … … … 14.6 17.5 21.5 26.3 31.3
November 1975 … … … 14.4 17.4 21.4 26.0 311
November 1976 … … … 14.5 17.5 21.5 26.2 31.4
November 1977 … … … 14.5 17.5 21.5 26.1 31.4