§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the ordinary supplementary benefit scale rates, excluding the addition for rent, for a couple with two children aged between five and 11 years and for a couple with two children one aged between five and 11 years and one aged between 13 and 15 years as a percentage of average net male earnings for each year since 1966.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information requested is given in the following table:
Supplementary benefit ordinary scale rates as percentage of average net male earnings* Date Married Couple and 2 Children (Aged 5–11) Married Couple and 2 Children (one 5–11, one 13–15) November 1966 52.0 53.4 October 1967 53.1 54.5 340W
Supplementary benefit ordinary scale rates (including and excluding average additions for rent)* as a percentage of average male full-time earnings plus average female part-time earnings† Excluding rent addition Including rent addition Date Married couple Married couple + two children (aged 5 to 10) Married couple Married couple + two children (aged 5 to 10) November 1970 21.1 30.1 29.4 39.0 September 1971 21.9 31.1 29.0 38.4 October 1972 21.3 30.2 27.9 37.0 October 1973 20.8 29.5 27.0 36.6 July 1974 21.1 30.1 27.0 37.7 April 1975 19.6 27.9 27.1 36.2 November 1975 20.0 28.5 26.7 35.9 November 1976 20.7 29.4 27.8 36.6 November 1977 21.5 30.6 27.9 38.0 November 1978 19.7 28.0 25.3 34.6 November 1979 19.4 27.5 24.7 33.8 November 1980 18.9 26.8 24.7 33.9 November 1981 18.7 26.5 25.8 35.0 November 1982‡ 19.2 27.3 26.7 36.2 Notes * The rent addition is the estimated average amount allowed to an unemployed person. † Earnings represent average gross weekly earnings of employees whose pay was not affected by absence. They have been derived by interpolation or extrapolation from the new earnings survey, using the Department of Employment's index of average earnings (seasonally-adjusted older series up
Date Married Couple and 2 Children (Aged 5–11) Married Couple and 2 Children (one 5–11, one 13–15) October 1968 53.2 54.9 November 1969 52.9 55.0 November 1970 51.6 53.7 November 1970 46.9 48.8 September 1971 48.0 51.2 October 1972 46.6 49.8 October 1973 46.6 49.9 July 1974 48.9 52.3 April 1975 47.8 51.2 November 1975 49.9 53.2 November 1976 51.3 54.9 November 1977 51.7 55.3 November 1978 47.1 50.4 November 1979 46.1 49.5 November 1980 45.5 48.8 November 1981 45.8 49.3 November 1982† 47.2 50.8 * Up to November 1970 (1st entry): based on estimates of gross average weekly earnings of male manual workers (21 and over) derived from Department of Employment's October inquiry, by interpolation where necessary, using seasonally-adjusted index of average earnings. From November 1970 (2nd entry): based on estimates of gross average weekly earnings of men in full-time employment in all occupations in Great Britain, derived from the new earnings survey using the Department of Employment's index of average earnings (seasonally-adjusted older series up to March 1978; centred three month moving average of the whole economy index from May 1978). Deductions made for income tax, national insurance contributions (non-contracted out rate); family allowance/child benefit is added where appropriate. The figures above and below the line in the table are not therefore directly comparable. † Provisional figures only for November 1982.
§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the supplementary benefit ordinary scale rate, both including and excluding the average additions for rent, for a couple and a couple with two children aged five to 10 years as a proportion of average male full-time earnings plus average female part-time earnings for each year since 1970.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information requested is given in the following table.
341W
to March 1978; centred three month moving average of the whole economy index from May 1978). The average female part-time earnings potion is in respect of earners who worked less than 30 hours per week. ‡ Provisional figures only for November 1982.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were claiming the ordinary rate of supplementary benefit at the latest date
Claimants Partners Dependants 16 and over Children under 16 (Thousands) Total Unemployed 1,646 592 39 931 3,209 Sick and disabled 71 30 2 35 137 Single parent (excluding widows) 131 — 5 221 358 Others 21 6 1 11 38 Total 1,870 628 48 1,199 3,744 Failures to balance precisely are due to rounding.
Source: 1982 Annual Statistical Enquiry—provisional figures.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children of the age of 16 years are living in households dependent on supplementary benefit in Staffordshire; and how this compares with the figure for England.
§ Dr. BoysonInformation about the ages of children living in households dependent on supplementary benefit is not available on a geographical basis.
§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit claimants there were in January 1982 and in January 1983.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information is not available in the precise form requested. In December 1981 there were 3.7 million claimants and in December 1982 4.3 million.
§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is now the total number of people including dependants who qualify for support by supplementary benefit.
§ Dr. BoysonIn December 1982, the latest date for which information is available, there were 7.1 million people, including dependants, supported by supplementary benefit.