HC Deb 13 December 1990 vol 182 cc501-3W
Mr. Harry Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the monetary level, or range of monetary levels, for invalidity benefit when it was introduced in September 1971, together with equivalent details and dates for each subsequent change in benefit levels, showing the average number of people in receipt of such benefit levels at each of its stages.

monetary value or range of monetary values of each benefit, together with the date of the last adjustment in each such level of benefit and the previous monetary value or range of monetary values of each such benefit.

Miss Widdecombe

I refer the hon. Member to the table at columns849–58, on 25 October 1989 which gives, in most cases, the present rate of each benefit and its value immediately prior to the last adjustment, which for the majority of benefits was 9 April 1990. Information on those benefits which were not increased on this date, or where the value has changed subsequently, is given in the table.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is as follows. Information on standard weekly rates of invalidity pension, invalidity allowance and average numbers receiving benefit is in table A. The maximum amounts of earnings-related additional pension payable with invalidity pension are in table B.

Table A
Standard weekly rates of invalidity pension Standard weekly rates of invalidity allowance2 Estimated average numbers receiving benefit
Increase for dependent
Date Year Personal £ Adult £ Only, elder or eldest child £ Second child £ Each Other £ Higher rate £ Middle rate £ Lower rate £ Thousands (000)
23 September 1971 6.00 3.70 2.95 2.05 1.95 1.00 0.60 0.30 n.a.
5 October 1972 6.75 4.15 3.30 2.40 2.30 1.15 0.70 0.35 430
4 October 1973 7.75 4.75 3.80 2.90 2.80 1.60 1.00 0.50 440
25 July 1974 10.00 6.00 4.90 4.00 3.90 2.05 1.30 0.65 450
10 April 1975 11.60 6.90 5.65 4.15 4.15 2.40 1.50 0.75 470
20 November 1975 13.30 7.90 6.50 5.00 5.00 2.80 1.70 0.85 470
18 November 1976 15.30 9.20 7.45 5.95 5.95 3.20 2.00 1.00 510
4 April 1977 15.30 9.20 16.45 5.95 5.95 3.20 2.00 1.00 550
17 November 1977 17.50 10.50 7.40 6.90 6.90 3.70 2.30 1.15 550
3 April 1978 17.50 10.50 6.10 6.10 6.10 3.70 2.30 1.15 600
16 November 1978 19.50 11.70 6.35 6.35 6.35 4.15 2.60 1.30 600
2 April 1979 19.50 11.70 15.35 15.35 15.35 4.15 2.60 1.30 620
15 November 1979 23.30 14.00 7.10 7.10 7.10 4.90 3.10 1.55 620
27 November 1980 26.00 15.60 7.50 7.50 7.50 5.45 3.45 1.75 620
26 November 1981 28.35 17.00 7.70 7.70 7.70 6.20 4.00 2.00 660
25 November 1982 31.45 18.85 7.95 7.95 7.95 6.90 4.40 2.20 700
24 November 1983 32.60 19.55 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.15 4.80 2.30 760
29 November 1984 34.25 20.55 7.65 7.65 7.65 7.50 4.80 2.40 825
28 November 1985 38.30 23.00 8.05 8.05 8.05 8.05 5.10 2.55 865
31 July 1986 38.70 23.25 8.05 8.05 8.05 8.15 5.20 2.60 935
9 April 1987 39.50 23.75 8.05 8.05 8.05 8.30 5.30 2.65 1,010
14 April 1988 41.15 24.75 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.65 5.50 2.75 1,100
13 April 1989 43.60 26.20 8.95 8.95 8.95 9.20 5.80 2.90 1,185
9 April 1990 46.90 28.20 9.65 9.65 9.65 10.00 6.20 3.10 1,265
1 Adjusted to take account of child benefit.
2 Invalidity allowance is payable with invalidity pension and the rates depend on age when incapacity began.
Table B
Maximum amount of additional invalidity pension
Date £
6 April 1979 1.31
12 November 1979 1.54
6 April 1980 2.96
24 November 1980 3.45
6 April 1981 5.37
23 November 1981 5.86
6 April 1982 8.64
22 November 1982 9.59
6 April 1983 11.96
21 November 1983 12.40
6 April 1984 15.42
26 November 1984 16.21
6 April 1985 19.50
25 November 1985 20.87
6 April 1986 23.77
28 July 1986 24.03
6 April 1987 29.11
6 April 1988 34.75
6 April 1989 41.34