§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in each month since the start of the youth training
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Benefit November 1978 rate November 1983 rate Rate at November 1983 if benefits had maintained value against RPI since November 1978 Full year cost of making good difference between cols. (3) and (4) £pw £pw £pw £ million† Christmas bonus 10.00 10.00 16.88 75 Death grant aged under 3 9.00 9.00 15.19 10 aged 3–5 15.00 15.00 25.32 aged 6–17 22.50 22.50 37.98 aged 18+ 30.00 30.00 50.64 Men born between 5 July 1883 and 4 July 1893 and women born between 5 July 1888 and 4 July 1898 15.00 15.00 25.32 Maternity grant 25.00 25.00 42.20 10 Age addition to retirement and supplementary pension 0.25 0.25 0.42 15 Child dependency additions short term 0.85 0.15 1.43 80 long term 5.35 7.60 903 Guardian's allowance 5.35 7.60 903 Child's special allowance 5.35 7.60 9.03 Invalidity pension 19.50 32.60 32.92 15 Unemployability supplement 19.50 32.60 32.92 Adult dependency addition to invalidity pension 11.70 19.55 19.75 Sickness benefit 15.75 25.95 26.59 10 Maternity allowance 15.75 25.95 26.59 Adult dependency addition to SB/MA 9.75 16.00 16.46 scheme until the latest available date, how many people have had their supplementary benefit reduced (a) for leaving the youth training scheme, and (b) for refusing to go on the youth training scheme.
§ Dr. BoysonThe numbers of people who have had their supplementary benefit reduced because they have, without good cause refused or left prematurely a place on the youth training scheme, are as follows:
For the four weeks ending Refusal of place Premature leaving 20 December 1983 175 783 17 January 1984 178 731 14 February 1984 226 1,360 13 March 1984 156 1,223 10 April1984 87 1,087 8 May 1984 65 939 5 June 1984 47 862 Records of supplementary benefit reductions for this reason were not kept prior to December 1983.