§ Mr. Andrew Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the capital limit for claims for supplementary pensions for each year since 1980, in cash terms and in real terms using 1980 as a base year, and the change in the retail price index over that period.
§ Mr. LyellThe information is provided in the following tables:
Supplementary benefit capital limit Date1 £ November 1980 2,000 November 1981 2,000 November 1982 2,500 November 1983 3,000 November 1984 3,000 November 1985 3,000 July 1986 3,000 1 Dates of uprating of benefits.
£2,000 limit in November 1980 expressed in real terms1 2 Period £ November 1980 to November 1981 2,239 November 1980 to November 1982 2,379 November 1980 to November 1983 2,494 November 1980 to November 1984 2,618 November 1980 to November 1985 2,761 November 1980 to July 1986 2,807 1 Based on the movement in the retail price index (all items) between dates shown. 2 Increase in retail price index (all items) for period November 1980 to July 1986=40.4 per cent.