§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the amounts paid for dependants 443W of the unemployed since November 1978 at constant November 1981 prices up to and including November 1981 rates.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe amounts paid for dependants of the unemployed since November 1978 expressed at constant November 1981 prices are shown in the following table:
Adult Dependants Child Dependant (Including CHB) £ £ November1978 14.78 7.35 November 1979 14.79 7.36 November 1980 14.28 6.72 November1981 13.90 6.05 These amounts take account of movements in the general index of retail prices between November 1978 and November 1981—the latest available figure.