§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Service if he will update in November 1980 the information no social security benefits provided in his reply to the hon. Member for Woolwich, west (Mr. Bottomley) Official Reports, 25 March 1980, c. 507–8, in the light of the increase in prices between November 1979 and November 1960.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is in the following table:
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Comparative levels of social security benefits and values of tax allowances to basic rate taxpayers (a) (b) (c) (d) Actual value at October 1955 Column (a) ex-pressed at November 1980 prices* Actual value at 24 November 1980 Column (c) as index column (b)=100 £ £ £ Married couple retirement pension (per week) 3.25 20.32 43.45 213.8 Single person tax allowance (per annum) 140.00 875.00 1,375.00 157.1 Married couple tax allowance (per annum) 240.00 1,500.00 2,145.00 143.0 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 11.88 9.50 80.0 (b) Sick† (per week) 2.65 16.56 12.00 72.5 * Based on the movement in the general index of retail prices. † Includes dependency allowance for children.