§ 61. Mr. Beithasked the Secretary' of State for Social Services whether it is his policy to ensure that, so far as possible, handicapped and disabled people are assisted to live and work in the community, rather than being taken into hospital or institutional care.
§ Mr. RossiOne of the main aims of current departmental policy is to enable as many handicapped and disabled people as possible to live and work in the community. This policy can be achieved only by the
Retirement Pension Supplementary Benefit (Long-term rates) Date✶ Standard rate for single person Standard rate for married coupl Benefitas a percentage† o of net average weekly earnings of male manual workers Standard rate for single Person Standard rate for married couple Benefit as a percentage†of net average weekly earnings of male manual workers Single Married couple Single Married couple £ £ Percent. Percent. £ £ Percent. Percent. July 1948 1.30 2.10 22.6 34.1 — — — — January 1958 2.50 4.00 23.9 36.0 — — — — October 1967 4.50 7.30 28.4 43.4 — — — — November 1969 5.00 8.10 27.7 42.7 — — — — September 1971 6.00 9.70 27.2 42.1 — — — — October 1972 6.75 10.90 25.7 39.8 — — — — October 1973 7.75 12.50 26.1 40.7 8.15 12.85 27.5 41.8 July 1974 10.00 16.00 31.0 47.4 10.40 16.35 32.3 48.5 April 1975 11.60 18.50 31.5 47.8 12.00 18.85 32.6 48.7 November 1975 13.30 21.20 33.1 50.4 13.70 21.55 34.1 51.2 November 1976 15.30 24.50 34.0 51.7 15.70 24.85 34.8 52.4 November 1977 17.50 28.00 34.4 51.7 17.90 28.35 35.2 52.3 November 1978 19.50 31.20 33.7 50.8 19.90 31.55 34.4 51.4 November 1979 23.30 37.30 33.3 50.6 23.70 37.65 33.9 51.0 November 1980‡ 27.15 43.45 33.8 51.2 27.15 43.45 33.8 51.2 ✶The dates shown are those on which an uprating of benefits occurred. †Estimates of average gross weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in manufacturing and some non-manufacturing industries derived from the Department of Employment's October inquiry by interpolation/extrapolation using the seasonally adjusted index for average earnings (older series), with deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions at the non-contracted-out rate. ‡Provisional.