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62.
Mr. A. Lewis
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will state the annual percentage rise in the retirement pension from 1951–61, taking 1951 as being equal to 100; and
| RATES OF RETIREMENT PENSIONS | |||||||||||
| — | Single | Married | |||||||||
| s. | d. | Index | s. | d. | Index | ||||||
| January, 1951. | … | … | … | … | … | 26 | 0 | 100 | 42 | 0 | 100 |
| January, 1952 | … | … | … | … | … | 30 | 0(a) | 115 | 50 | 0(a) | 119 |
| January, 1953 | … | … | … | … | … | 32 | 6(b) | 125 | 54 | 0(b) | 129 |
| January, 1954 | … | … | … | … | … | 32 | 6 | 125 | 54 | 0 | 129 |
| January, 1955 | … | … | … | … | … | 32 | 6 | 125 | 54 | 0 | 129 |
| January, 1956 | … | … | … | … | … | 40 | 0(c) | 154 | 65 | 0(c) | 155 |
| January, 1957 | … | … | … | … | … | 40 | 0 | 154 | 65 | 0 | 155 |
| January, 1958 | … | … | … | … | … | 50 | 0(d) | 192 | 80 | 0(d) | 190 |
| January, 1959 | … | … | … | … | … | 50 | 0 | 192 | 80 | 0 | 190 |
| January, 1960 | … | … | … | … | … | 50 | 0 | 192 | 80 | 0 | 190 |
| January, 1961 | … | … | … | … | … | 50 | 0 | 192 | 80 | 0 | 190 |
| January, 1962 | … | … | … | … | … | 57 | 6(e) | 221 | 92 | 6(e) | 220 |
| (a) From September-October, 1951. | |||||||||||
| (b) From September, 1952. | |||||||||||
| (c) From April, 1955. | |||||||||||
| (d) From January, 1958. | |||||||||||
| (e) From April, 1961. | |||||||||||