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Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the percentage increase in net income over supplementary benefit rates which could be gained by a lone woman with two children, aged 5 and 11 years, by working
| PERCENTAGE BY WHICH AVERAGE NET EARNINGS* EXCEED SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT† FOR A LONE WOMAN WITH TWO CHILDREN AGED 5 AND 11 | ||||||||
| Year (October) | Normal Supplementary Benefit | Long-Term Supplementary Benefit § | ||||||
| Female Earnings | Male Earnings | Female Earnings | Male Earnings | |||||
| 1970‡ | … | … | … | … | 11·4 | 85·2 | 7·0 | 77·8 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | … | 12·8 | 85·5 | 8·8 | 78·9 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | 18·7 | 94·0 | 14·2 | 86·5 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | 26·1 | 107·7 | 18·5 | 95·2 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 21·7 | 88·8 | 10·5 | 71·4 |
| * Estimated average earnings of full-time male and female manual workers in manufacturing industries based on the Department of Employment's October enquiry, plus family allowance less tax and National Insurance contributions. | ||||||||
| † Includes average rent addition. | ||||||||
| ‡ SB rates used for 1970 are those introduced in November. | ||||||||
| § Including the long-term addition before 1973. | ||||||||