§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what research has been undertaken as to the effectiveness of youth treatment centres; and what has been the outcome of the treatment of the young people who have passed through these centres so far.
§ Sir George YoungLast year an independent team made an evaluation of the working methods of the St. Charles
COMPARATIVE LEVELS OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND VALUES OF TAX ALLOWANCE TO BASIC RATE TAXPAYERS (a) (b) (c) (d) Actual value at October Column (a) expressed at November 1980 Proposed value at November Column (c) at index of column 1955 prices* 1980 (b)=100 £ £ £ Married couple retirement pension (per week) 3.25 20.52 43.45 211.7 Single person tax allowance (per annum) … 140 .00 884.06 1,375.00 155.5 Married couple tax allowance (per annum) … 240.00 1,515.53 2,145.00 141.5 Family allowance/child benefit plus child tax allowance (where appropriate) for a married couple plus two children aged under 11: (a) in work (per week) … … … 1.90 12.00 9.50 79.2 (b) sick (per week)† … … … … 2.65 16.73 12.00 71.7 * Based on the movement in the general index of retail prices assuming an annual inflation rate of 16.5 per cent. between November 1979 and November 1980. † Includes dependency allowance for children