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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing unemployment benefit, including earnings related benefit, as a percentage of the average post-tax manual wage for a man with a wife and two children not over 11 years of age, for each year since 1949.
Mr. O'Malley
The information requested is given in the table below.
| UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS† LESS TAX | ||||
| Year (October) | Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of earnings less tax | |||
| 1949 | … | … | … | 34·7 |
| 1950 | … | … | … | 33·1 |
| 1951 | … | … | … | 33·1 |
| 1952 | … | … | … | 37·5 |
| 1953 | … | … | … | 35·5 |
| 1954 | … | … | … | 33·1 |
| 1955 | … | … | … | 36·0 |
| 1956 | … | … | … | 33·9 |
| 1957 | … | … | … | 32·3 |
| 1958 | … | … | … | 40·5 |
| 1959 | … | … | … | 38·6 |
| 1960 | … | … | … | 36·3 |
| 1961 | … | … | … | 40·5 |
| 1962 | … | … | … | 39·3 |
| 1963 | … | … | … | 43·4 |
| 1964 | … | … | … | 40·8 |
| 1965 | … | … | … | 45·4 |
| 1966 | … | … | … | 63·9 |
| 1967 | … | … | … | 68·1 |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 67·1 |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 70·6 |
| 1970 | … | … | … | 66·6 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 71·8 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 67·9 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 64·9 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | 64·6 |
| 1975 (April)‡ | … | … | … | 64·6 |
| * Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966. | ||||
| † Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. | ||||
| ‡ Provisional. | ||||
Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing unemployment benefit, including earnings related benefit, as a percentage of the average manual wage for each year since 1949 up to the latest available date.
Mr. O'Malley
The information requested is given in the table below.
| UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLUS EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT* IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS† | ||
| Year (October) | Benefit plus ERS as a percentage of gross earnings | |
| 1949 | … | 34·7 |
| 1950 | … | 32·9 |
| 1951 | … | 32·8 |
| 1952 | … | 37·5 |
| 1953 | … | 35·4 |
| 1954 | … | 32·8 |
| 1955 | … | 35·9 |
| 1956 | … | 33·6 |
| 1957 | … | 31·8 |
| 1958 | … | 39·8 |
| 1959 | … | 37·6 |
| 1960 | … | 35·1 |
| 1961 | … | 39·0 |
| 1962 | … | 37·7 |
| 1963 | … | 42·1 |
| 1964 | … | 38·9 |
| 1965 | … | 42·6 |
| 1966 | … | 59·6 |
| 1967 | … | 62·9 |
| 1968 | … | 59·4 |
| 1969 | … | 61·4 |
| 1970 | … | 56·9 |
| 1971 | … | 62·2 |
| 1972 | … | 59·2 |
| 1973 | … | 55·2 |
| 1974 | … | 53·8 |
| 1975 (April)‡ | … | 53·5 |
| * Earnings-related supplement calculated on estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. The supplement is only taken into account from its introduction in 1966. | ||
| † Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October Inquiry. | ||
| ‡ Provisional. | ||