Benefits (Child Rates)

HC Deb 21 February 1990 vol 167 cc798-801W

Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report giving the child rates of national assistance, supplementary benefit, income support (a) as a percentage of the adult rate and (b) in real terms for each year 1960–1990.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

[holding answer 15 February 1990]: The information requested is in the tables.

Ordinary child rates
	£	As percentage of adult rate1	Adjusted to December 1989 prices2
September 1959
16–17 years	1.50	60.0	13.10
11–15 years	1.15	46.0	10.05
5–10 years	0.95	38.0	8.30
0–4 years	0.80	32.0	6.99
April 1961
16–17 years	1.60	59.8	13.45
11–15 years	1.20	44.9	10.09
5–10 years	1.00	37.4	8.41
0–4 years	0.85	31.8	7.15
September 1962
16–17 years	1.70	59.1	13.61
11–15 years	1.28	44.3	10.25
5–10 years	1.05	36.5	8.40
0–4 years	0.90	31.3	7.20
May 1963
16–17 years	1.85	58.3	14.47
11–15 years	1.40	44.1	10.95
5–10 years	1.18	37.0	9.23

	£	As percentage of adult rate1	Adjusted to December 1989 prices2
0–4 years	0.98	30.7	7.66
March 1965
16–17 years	2.23	58.6	16.54
11–15 years	1.68	44.1	12.46
5–10 years	1.35	35.5	10.01
0–4 years	1.13	29.6	8.38
November 1966
16–17 years	2.35	58.0	16.31
11–15 years	1.75	43.2	12.15
5–10 years	1.40	34.6	9.72
0–4 years	1.18	29.1	8.19
October 1967
16–17 years	2.50	58.1	17.19
11–15 years	1.85	43.0	12.72
5–10 years	1.50	34.9	10.31
0–4 years	1.25	29.1	8.59
October 1968
16–17 years	2.65	58.2	17.23
13–15 years	2.05	45.0	13.33
11–12 years	1.95	42.9	12.68
5–10 years	1.60	35.2	10.40
0–4 years	1.35	29.7	8.78
November 1969
16–17 years	2.80	58.3	17.22
13–15 years	2.20	45.8	13.53
11–12 years	2.05	42.7	12.61
5–10 years	1.65	34.4	10.15
0–4 years	1.40	29.2	8.61
November 1970
16–17 years	3.50	67.3	19.99
13–15 years	2.40	46.1	13.71
11–12 years	2.20	42.3	12.56
5–10 years	1.80	34.6	10.28
0–4 years	1.50	28.8	8.57
September 1971
16–17 years	3.60	62.1	19.02
13–15 years	3.00	51.7	15.85
11–12 years	2.45	42.2	12.94
5–10 years	2.00	34.5	10.57
0–4 years	1.70	29.3	8.98
October 1972
16–17 years	4.05	61.8	19.89
13–15 years	3.40	51.9	16.70
11–12 years	2.75	42.0	13.50
5–10 years	2.25	34.3	11.05
0–4 years	1.90	29.0	9.33
October 1973
16–17 years	4.40	61.5	19.64
13–15 years	3.70	51.7	16.52
11–12 years	3.00	42.0	13.39
5–10 years	2.45	34.3	10.94
0–4 years	2.05	28.7	9.15
July 1974
16–17 years	5.15	61.3	20.16
13–15 years	4.35	51.8	17.03
11–12 years	3.55	42.3	13.90
5–10 years	2.90	34.5	11.35
0–4 years	2.40	28.6	9.40
April 1975
16–17 years	5.90	61.5	19.61
13–15 years	4.95	51.6	16.45
11–12 years	4.05	42.2	13.46
5–10 years	3.30	34.4	10.97
0–4 years	2.75	28.6	9.14

	£	As percentage of adult rate1	Adjusted to December 1989 prices2
November 1975
16–17 years	6.70	61.5	19.81
13–15 years	5.60	51.4	16.55
11–12 years	4.60	42.2	13.60
5–10 years	3.75	34.4	11.09
0–4 years	3.10	28.4	9.16
November 1976
16–17 years	7.80	61.4	19.96
13–15 years	6.50	51.2	16.63
11–12 years	5.35	42.1	13.69
5–10 years	4.35	34.3	11.13
0–4 years	3.60	28.3	9.21
November 1977
16–17 years	8.90	61.4	20.09
13–15 years	7.40	51.0	16.70
11–12 years	6.10	42.1	13.77
5–10 years	4.95	34.1	11.17
0–4 years	4.10	28.3	9.25
November 1978
16–17 years	9.55	61.4	20.02
13–15 years	7.95	51.1	16.67
11–12 years	6.55	42.1	13.73
5–10 years	5.30	34.1	11.11
0–4 years	4.40	28.3	9.23
November 1979
16–17 years	11.25	61.5	20.20
13–15 years	9.35	51.1	16.79
11–12 years	7.70	42.1	13.82
5–10 years	6.25	34.2	11.22
0–4 years	5.20	28.4	9.34
November 1980
16–17 years	13.10	61.5	20.74
11–15 years	10.90	51.2	17.26
0–10 years	7.30	34.3	11.56
November 1981
16–17 years	14.30	61.5	20.48
11–15 years	11.90	51.2	17.04
0–10 years	7.90	34.0	11.31
November 1982
16–17 years	15.80	61.5	21.23
11–15 years	13.15	51.2	17.67
0–10 years	8.75	34.0	11.76
November 1983
16–17 years	16.50	61.6	21.18
11–15 years	13.70	51.1	17.58
0–10 years	9.15	34.1	11.74
November 1984
16–17 years	17.30	61.7	21.38
11–15 years	14.35	51.2	17.73
0–10 years	9.60	34.2	11.86
November 1985
16–17 years	18.20	61.7	21.45
11–15 years	15.10	51.2	17.79
0–10 years	10.10	34.2	11.90
July 1986
16–17 years	18.40	61.7	21.37
11–15 years	15.30	51.3	17.77
0–10 years	10.20	34.2	11.85
April 1987
16–17 years	18.75	61.7	21.12
11–15 years	15.60	51.3	17.57
0–10 years	10.40	34.2	11.72
April 1988

	£	As percentage of adult rate1	Adjusted to December 1989 prices2
16–17years	19.40	58.1	21.06
11–15 years	16.10	48.2	17.48
0–10 years	10.75	32.2	11.67
April 1989
16–17 years	20.80	59.6	21.44
11–15 years	17.35	49.7	17.88
0–10 years	11.75	33.7	12.11
April 1990
16–17 years	21.90	59.7	—
11–15 years	18.25	49.7	—
0–10 years	12.35	33.6	—
1 Based on the ordinary single householder scale rates until 1987 and the Income Support personal allowance for single people aged 25 or over.
2 Based on movement in the Index of Retail Prices less housing costs.