Benefits And Allowances

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Prime Minister if she will list all social benefits and allowances operated by central and local government showing the level of income at which payment ceases where applicable.

The table shows social security benefits paid by the central Government and housing benefits paid by local authorities.

	Weekly rate at November 1984 £	Weekly level of earnings at which basic benefit is extinguished £
single	21·50	12·00
10. ^† Mobility Allowance	20·00
11. ^† Child Benefit	6·85
12. ^† One Parent Benefit	4·25
13. Family Income Supplement
Prescribed amount—one child family	90·00
Increase for each additional child	10·00		Payment ceases once gross weekly earnings equal the prescribed amount
Maximum payment—one child family	23·00
Increase for each additional child	2·00
14. ^‡ Supplementary Benefit
Supplementary pension single	35·70
couple	57·10
non-householder	28·55
Long-term scale rate single	35·70
couple	57·10
non-householder 18+	28·55
non-householder 16–17	21·90
Ordinary rate single	28·05
couple	45·55
non-householder 18+	22·45
non-householder 16–17	17·30
Dependent children 18+	22·45
16–17	17·30
11–15	14·35
under 11	9·60
Blind addition	1·25
Heating additions
Higher rate	5·20
Lower rate	2·10
Central heating additions
Higher rate	4·20
Lower rate	2·10
Estate rate heating additions
Higher rate	8·40
Lower rate	4·20
Dietary additions
Lower rate	1·55
Higher rate	3·60
Kidney dialysis	10·35
Notional laundry charge	0·50
Extra bath	0·25
Board and Lodging personal expenses
Over pension age single	10·30
couple	20·60
Long term rate single	10·30
couple	20·60
Ordinary rate single	9·25
couple	18·50
Dependants 18+	9·25
16–17	5·55
11–15	4·75
under 11	3·10

	Weekly rate at November 1984 £	Weekly level of earnings at which basic benefit is extinguished £
Meals allowance (per meal)
breakfast	1·10
main meal	1·55
Increase in maximum amounts
for board and lodging single	16·15
couple	32·20
Maintenance and insurance allowance	1·80
15. Industrial Disablement Pension
^† over 18	58·40
^† under 18	35·80
^† Reduced rates—10 per cent. to 90 per cent. of basic rate	—
^† Maximum disablement gratuity (lump sum)	3,880·00
Unemployment supplement	34·25		Over £1,200 per annum
^† Increases for early onset of incapacity
Higher rate	7·50
Middle rate	4·80
Lower rate	2·40
^† Maximum special hardship allowance	23·36
^† Exceptionally severe disablement allowance	23·40
^† Industrial Death Benefit
Initial rate	50·10
Higher permanent rate	36·35
Lower permanent rate	10·74
^† Constant Attendance Allowance
Normal maximum rate	23·40
Part-time rate	11·70
Intermediate rate	35·10
Exceptional rate	46·80
16. Workmen's compensation, pneumoconiosis, byssinosis and other schemes
^† Maximum major incapacity	58·40
^† Partial disablement allowance	21·50
17. Housing Benefit
Needs allowance
single	45·10		Amounts of housing benefit are worked out by comparing income with the needs allowances. As the needs allowances vary according to individual circumstances there is no one level at which payment of benefit is extinguished
Couple/single parent	66·50
Single handicapped	50·30
Couple-one handicapped	71·70
Couple both handicapped	74·15
Pensioner addition	0·80
Dependent child addition	12·85
18. Dependency additions
For child—with IVP, RP, WB, SDA, ICA, and if claimant over pension age, with SB and UB	7·65	80·00	Earnings by spouse (or partner). Each extra £10 extinguishes further addition for child residing with beneficiary
For spouse
with SDA and ICA	12·85	59·85	for wife (or female partner)
with SDA and ICA	12·85	12·85	for husband
with MA and SB under pension age	16·80	16·80
with MA and SB over pension age	20·55	20·55
with UB under pension age	17·55	17·55
with UB over pension age	21·50	21·50

	Weekly rate at November 1984 £	Weekly level of earnings at which basic benefit is extinguished £
with IVP and unemploy-ability supplement	20·55	67·55	for wife
		20·55	for husband
with RP	21·50	68·50	for wife
		21·50	for husband
^* After retirement age (65 for women, 70 for men) earnings do not affect pension payable.
^† Not subject to any earnings rule.
^‡ People in full-time work (over 30 hours a week) are automatically excluded from receiving supplementary benefit whatever their level of income. In all other cases supplementary benefit is paid to those whose weekly income is less than their overall requirements. As these requirements are calculated according to the individual's circumstances, there is no one level of income at which payment of benefit is extinguished.

Volume 78: debated on Monday 29 April 1985