HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 cc34-5W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the combined value of child dependency addition and child benefit for the child of a widow or invalidity pensioner at current and April 1993 prices and as a percentage of average earnings in November 1979 and at each subsequent uprating date.

Mr. Burt

The information is in the tables:

Uprating date Rate of Child Benefit plus Child Dependency Increase for first child1 Gross adult weekly average earnings2 As a percentage of gross adult weekly average earnings Equivalent value of benefit at April 1993 prices
April 1990 16.90 263.10 6.4 18.99
April 1991 17.95 284.70 6.3 18.96
April 19923 19.40 304.60 6.4 19.65
April 1993 19.80 316.70 6.3 19.80

Table 2
Uprating date Rate of Child Benefit plus Child Dependency Increase for subsequent children1 Gross adult weekly average earnings2 As a percentage of gross adult weekly average earnings Equivalent value of benefit at April 1993 prices
£ £ £
April 19923 18.65 304.60 6.1 18.89
April 1993 19.05 316.70 6.0 19.05

Source: The abstract of social security statistics 1993

1 The figures apply to both widows and invalidity pensioners.

2 Rounded to the nearest 10p.

3 From April 1992, the combined rate of child benefit and child dependency increases for the first child and subsequent children diverged. Table 2 reflects the rate in payment for subsequent children from that point.