Wainwright asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in theOfficial Report the value of the child addition paid to claimants with children aged (a) under 5 years, (b) 5 to 10 years, (c) 11 to 12 years, (d) 13 to 15 years, (e) 16 to 17 years and (f) 18 years or over for each relevant year since 1948; and if he will express these data as a percentage of the single person's rate and the married couple's adult rate.
The information is in the following table:
| SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT SCALE RATES FOR CHILDREN, IN CASH TERMS AND IN RELATION TO ADULT RATES | |||
| CHILD UNDER 5 | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
| Percentage of single householder | Percentage of married couple | ||
| Year | Amount | rate | rate |
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·37½ | 31·3 | 18·8 |
| 1950 | 0·40 | 30·8 | 18·4 |
| 1951 | 0·47½ | 31·7 | 19·0 |
| 1952 | 0·55 | 31·4 | 18·6 |
| 1955 | 0·60 | 32·0 | 19·0 |
| 1956 | 0·65 | 32·5 | 19·4 |
| 1958 | 0·72½ | 32·2 | 19·1 |
| 1959 | 0·80 | 32·0 | 18·8 |
| 1961 | 0·85 | 31·8 | 18·9 |
| 1962 | 0·90 | 31·3 | 18·8 |
| 1963 | 0·97½ | 30·7 | 18·7 |
| 1965 | 1·12½ | 29·6 | 17·9 |
| 1966 | 1·17½ | 29·0 | 17·7 |
| 1967 | 1·25 | 29·1 | 17·7 |
| 1968 | 1·35 | 29·7 | 18·1 |
| 1969 | 1·40 | 29·1 | 17·8 |
| 1970 | 1·50 | 28·8 | 17·6 |
| 1971 | 1·70 | 29·5 | 18·0 |
| 1972 | 1·90 | 29·0 | 17·8 |
| 1973 | 2·05 | 28·7 | 17·6 |
| 1974 | 2·40 | 28·6 | 17·6 |
| 1975* | 2·75 | 28·6 | 17·6 |
| 1975† | 3·10 | 28·4 | 17·5 |
| 1976 | 3·60 | 28·3 | 17·4 |
| 1977 | 4·10 | 28·3 | 17·4 |
| 1978 | 4·40 | 28·3 | 17·4 |
| *April | |||
| †November | |||
| CHILD 5-10 | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
Percentage of single householder
| Percentage of married couple
| ||
Year
| Amount
| rate
| rate
|
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·45 | 37·5 | 22·5 |
| 1950 | 0·50 | 38·5 | 23·0 |
| 1951 | 0·57½ | 38·3 | 23·0 |
| 1952 | 0·67½ | 38·6 | 22·9 |
| 1955 | 0·72½ | 38·7 | 23·0 |
| 1956 | 0·77½ | 38·8 | 23·1 |
| 1958 | 0·85 | 37·8 | 22·4 |
| 1959 | 0·95 | 38·0 | 22·4 |
| 1961 | 1·00 | 37·4 | 22·2 |
| 1962 | 1·05 | 36·5 | 22·0 |
| 1963 | 1·15 | 36·2 | 22·0 |
| 1965 | 1·35 | 35·5 | 21·5 |
| 1966 | 1·40 | 34·6 | 21·1 |
| 1967 | 1·50 | 34·9 | 21·3 |
| 1968 | 1·60 | 35·2 | 21·5 |
| 1969 | 1·65 | 34·4 | 21·0 |
| 1970 | 1·80 | 34·6 | 21·2 |
| 1971 | 2·00 | 34·5 | 21·2 |
| 1972 | 2·25 | 34·4 | 21·1 |
| 1973 | 2·45 | 34·3 | 21·0 |
| 1974 | 2·90 | 34·5 | 21·2 |
| 1975* | 3·30 | 34·4 | 21·1 |
| 1975† | 3·75 | 34·4 | 21·1 |
| 1976 | 4·55 | 34·3 | 21·1 |
| 1977 | 4·95 | 34·1 | 21·0 |
| 1978 | 5·30 | 34·1 | 21·0 |
* April. | |||
| † November. | |||
| CHILD 11-12 | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
Percentage of single householder
| Percentage of married couple
| ||
Year
| Amount
| rate
| rate
|
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·52½ | 43·8 | 26·3 |
| 1950 | 0·60 | 46·2 | 27·6 |
| 1951 | 0·67½ | 45·0 | 27·0 |
| 1952 | 0·80 | 45·7 | 27·1 |
| 1955 | 0·85 | 45·3 | 27·0 |
| 1956 | 0·90 | 45·0 | 26·9 |
| 1958 | 1·00 | 44·4 | 26·3 |
| 1959 | 1·15 | 46·0 | 27·1 |
| 1961 | 1·20 | 44·9 | 26·7 |
| 1962 | 1·271 | 44·3 | 26·7 |
| 1963 | 1·40 | 44·1 | 26·8 |
| 1965 | 1·67½ | 44·1 | 26·7 |
| 1966 | 1·75 | 43·2 | 26·3 |
| 1967 | 1·85 | 43·0 | 26·2 |
| 1968* | 1·95 | 42·9 | 26·2 |
| 1969 | 2·05 | 42·7 | 26·1 |
| 1970 | 2·20 | 42·3 | 25·9 |
| 1971 | 2·45 | 42·2 | 25·9 |
| 1972 | 2·75 | 42·0 | 25·8 |
| 1973 | 3·00 | 42·0 | 25·8 |
| 1974 | 3·55 | 42·3 | 26·0 |
| 1975† | 4·05 | 42·2 | 25·9 |
| 1975‡ | 4·60 | 42·2 | 25·9 |
| 1976 | 5·35 | 42·1 | 25·9 |
| 1977 | 6·10 | 42·1 | 25·9 |
| 1978 | 6·55 | 42·1 | 25·9 |
| * Separate scale rate for age group 13-15 inroduced | |||
| † April | |||
| ‡November | |||
| CHILD 13-15 | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
Percentage of single householder
| Percentage of married couple
| ||
Year
| Amount
| rate
| rate
|
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·52½ | 43·8 | 26·3 |
| 1950 | 0·60 | 46·2 | 27·6 |
| 1951 | 0·67½ | 45·0 | 27·0 |
| 1952 | 0·80 | 45·7 | 27·1 |
| 1955 | 0·85 | 45·3 | 27·0 |
| 1956 | 0·90 | 45·0 | 26·9 |
| 1958 | 1·00 | 44·4 | 26·3 |
| 1959 | 1·15 | 46·0 | 27·1 |
| 1961 | 1·20 | 44·9 | 26·7 |
| 1962 | 1·27½ | 44·3 | 26·7 |
| 1963 | 1·40 | 44·1 | 26·8 |
| 1965 | 1·67½ | 44·1 | 26·7 |
| 1966 | 1·75 | 43·2 | 26·3 |
| 1967 | 1·85 | 43·0 | 26·2 |
| 1968* | 2·05 | 45·1 | 27·5 |
| 1969 | 2·20 | 45·8 | 28·0 |
| 1970 | 2·40 | 46·2 | 28·2 |
| 1971 | 3·00 | 51·7 | 31·7 |
| 1972 | 3·40 | 51·9 | 31·9 |
| 1973 | 3·70 | 51·7 | 31·8 |
| 1974 | 4·35 | 51·8 | 31·9 |
| 1975† | 4·95 | 51·6 | 31·6 |
| 1975‡ | 5·60 | 51·4 | 31·5 |
| 1976 | 6·50 | 51·2 | 31·5 |
| 1977 | 7·40 | 51·0 | 31·4 |
| 1978 | 7·95 | 51·1 | 31·5 |
| *Separate scale rate for age group 13-15 introduced | |||
| †April | |||
| ‡November. | |||
| CHILD 16-17 | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
Percentage of single householder
| Percentage of married couple
| ||
Year
| Amount
| rate
| rate
|
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·75 | 62·5 | 37·5 |
| 1950 | 0·80 | 61·5 | 36·8 |
| 1951 | 0·92½ | 61·7 | 37·0 |
| 1952 | 1·07½ | 61·4 | 36·4 |
| 1955 | 1·12½ | 60·0 | 5·7 |
| 1956 | 1·17½ | 58·8 | 5·1 |
| 1958 | 1·30 | 57·8 | 4·2 |
| 1959 | 1·50 | 60·0 | 5·3 |
| 1961 | 1·60 | 59·8 | 35·6 |
| 1962 | 1·70 | 59·1 | 35·6 |
| 1963 | 1·85 | 58·3 | 35·4 |
| 1965 | 2·22½ | 58·6 | 35·5 |
| 1966 | 2·35 | 58·0 | 35·3 |
| 1967 | 2·50 | 58·1 | 35·5 |
| 1968 | 2·65 | 58·2 | 35·6 |
| 1969 | 2·80 | 58·3 | 35·7 |
| 1970 | 3·05 | 58·7 | 35·9 |
| 1971 | 3·60 | 62·1 | 38·1 |
| 1972 | 4·05 | 61·8 | 38·0 |
| 1973 | 4·40 | 61·5 | 37·8 |
| 1974 | 5·15 | 61·3 | 37·7 |
| 1975* | 5·90 | 61·5 | 37·7 |
| 1975† | 6·70 | 61·5 | 37·7 |
| 1976 | 7·80 | 61·4 | 37·8 |
| 1977 | 8·90 | 61·4 | 37·8 |
| 1978 | 9·55 | 61·4 | 37·8 |
| *April | |||
| †November. | |||
| PERSON 18 YEARS OF OVER | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
Percentage of single householder
| Percentage of married couple
| ||
Year
| Amount
| rate
| rate
|
| £ | |||
| 1948 | 0·87½ | 72·9 | 43·75 |
| 1950 | 0·95 | 73·1 | 43·7 |
| 1951 | 1·10 | 73·3 | 44·0 |
| 1952 | 1·30 | 74·3 | 44·1 |
| 1955 | 1·37½ | 73·3 | 43·7 |
| 1956 | 1·45 | 72·5 | 43·3 |
| 1958 | 1·57½ | 70·0 | 41·4 |
| 1959 | 1·80 | 72·0 | 42·4 |
| 1961 | 1·90 | 71·0 | 42·2 |
| 1962 | 2·00 | 69·6 | 41·9 |
| 1963 | 2·15 | 67·7 | 41·1 |
| 1965 | 2·57½ | 67·8 | 41·0 |
| 1966 | 2·75 | 67·9 | 41·4 |
| 1967 | 2·90 | 67·4 | 41·1 |
| 1968 | 3·05 | 67·0 | 40·4 |
| 1969 | 3·20 | 66·7 | 40·8 |
| 1970 | 3·50 | 67·3 | 41·2 |
| 1971 | 4·05 | 69·8 | 42·9 |
| 1972 | 5·20 | 79·4 | 48·8 |
| 1973 | 5·70 | 79·7 | 48·9 |
| 1974 | 6·70 | 79·8 | 49·1 |
| 1975* | 7·65 | 79·7 | 48·9 |
| 1975† | 8·70 | 79·8 | 49·0 |
| 1976 | 10·15 | 79·9 | 49·2 |
| 1977 | 11·60 | 80·0 | 49·3 |
| 1978 | 12·45 | 80·1 | 49·3 |
| * April. | |||
| †November | |||