HC Deb 03 March 1992 vol 205 c145W
Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was(a) the amount of the old age pension for a single person and for a married couple, (b) the rate of inflation and (c) the level of average earnings for each year from 1970 to the latest year for which figures are available.

Miss Widdecombe

The information requested is in the table.

Date of benefit up-rating (a)1 (a)2 (b)3 (c)4
November 1969 5.00 8.10 — 25.00
September 1971 6.00 9.70 16.5 30.70
October 1972 6.75 10.90 8.5 35.80
October 1973 7.75 12.50 9.9 40.40
July 1974 10.50 16.00 13.5 46.30
April 1975 11.60 18.50 17.7 55.70
November 1975 13.30 21.20 11.7 61.80
November 1976 15.30 24.50 15.0 69.30
November 1977 17.50 28.00 13.0 75.70
November 1978 19.50 31.20 8.1 87.40
November 1979 23.30 37.30 17.4 103.60
November 1980 27.15 43.45 15.3 118.60
November 1981 29.60 47.35 12.0 129.50
November 1982 32.85 52.55 6.3 138.40
November 1983 34.05 54.50 4.8 147.70
November 1984 35.80 57.30 4.9 159.60
November 1985 38.30 61.30 5.5 168.70
July 1986 38.70 61.95 1.7 176.70
April 1987 39.50 63.25 4.4 185.50
April 1988 41.15 65.90 3.9 200.60
April 1989 43.60 69.80 8.0 217.80
April 1990 46.90 75.10 9.4 237.20
April 1991 52.00 83.25 6.4 253.10
1 Weekly rate of retirement pension for a single person.
2 Weekly rate of retirement pension for a married couple.
3 Percentage increase in the retail prices index (All Items) between benefit uprating dates.
4 Average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in the month of the benefit uprating.