§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list those countries in the European Community which do not have a universal form of child benefit/family allowance.
§ Mr. BurtAll EC countries except Italy, Spain and France have a universal child benefit/family allowance scheme. The French scheme, although universal in application, pays nothing for the first child, thus effectively excluding a significant proportion of families. There are numerous differences in coverage between countries, often varying according to the ages and number of children.
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1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Running costs — — — — 1,751 1,628 1,718 1,713 1,960 2,156 Capital — — — — 89 99 158 301 294 333 Other — — — — 1 315 345 384 426 526 Total 1,068 1,234 1,402 1,412 1,841 2,042 2,221 2,398 2,680 3,015