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Mr. George Cunningham
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list each of the national insurance benefits, including the industrial injury benefits, payable in the years 1970 to 1974, respectively, stating the value of the outgoings on each and its percentage of the overall total, and distinguishing benefits or parts of benefits to which self-employed contributors are not entitled.
Mr. Alec Jones
The information is as follows:
| Year ended 31st March | |||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | ||||||
| Benefit | £m. | Per cent. | £m. | Per cent. | £m. | Per cent. | £m. | Per cent. | £m. | Per cent | |||||
| Unemployment benefit | … | … | … | … | 127 | 5·2 | 150 | 5·7 | 239 | 7·8 | 209 | 6·0 | 174 | 4·4 | |
| Sickness benefit (flat-rate) | … | … | … | … | 324 | 13·2 | 313 | 11·9 | 261 | 8·5 | 219 | 6·3 | 231 | 5·8 | |
| Sickness benefit (earnings-related supplement) | … | 59 | 2·4 | 61 | 2·3 | 62 | 2·0 | 72 | 2·1 | 75 | 1·9 | ||||
| Widows benefit (flat-rate) | … | … | … | … | 156 | 6·4 | 162 | 6·2 | 190 | 6·3 | 213 | 6·1 | 238 | 6·0 | |
| Widows benefit (earnings-related allowance) | … | 6 | 0·2 | 6 | 0·2 | 6 | 0·2 | 7 | 0·2 | 7 | 0·2 | ||||
| Retirement pension (flat-rate) | … | … | … | 1,617 | 65·9 | 1,765 | 67·1 | 2,028 | 66·1 | 2,346 | 67·7 | 2,722 | 68·2 | ||
| Graduated retirement benefit | … | … | … | 10 | 0·4 | 13 | 0·5 | 17 | 0·6 | 23 | 0·7 | 30 | 0·8 | ||
| Invalidity benefit | … | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | 91 | 3·0 | 196 | 5·7 | 242 | 6·1 |
| Maternity benefit | … | … | … | … | … | 38 | 1·5 | 40 | 1·5 | 42 | 1·4 | 42 | 1·2 | 42 | 1·1 |
| Lump-sum payments | … | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 1·9 |
| Other N.I. benefits | … | … | … | … | … | 13 | 0·5 | 12 | 0·5 | 14 | 0·5 | 14 | 0·4 | 14 | 0·4 |
| Industrial injuries benefit | … | … | … | … | 105 | 4·3 | 109 | 4·1 | 115 | 3·7 | 125 | 3·6 | 138 | 3·5 | |
| (a) Actual cost of benefit. | |||||||||||||||
| (b) Cost of benefit as percentage of total benefit expenditure. | |||||||||||||||