asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether parity is being maintained between job release schemes in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Participants in the Northern Ireland full and part-time job release schemes will continue to receive allowances at the rates payable, in corresponding circumstances, under the parallel schemes in Great Britain. As from 6 April 1987 the new rates are:
Full-Time Scheme
For disabled men aged 60, 61, 62 and 63 who are married with a dependent wife whose net income from all sources does not exceed £13 a week, £74·50 a week, taxable; for all others £61·15 a week, taxable.
For women aged 59 and men aged 64 who are married with a dependent spouse whose net income from all sources does not exceed £13 a week, £67·55 a week, tax free; for all others £53·90 a week, tax free.
Part-Time Scheme
The part-time job release scheme closed on 30 May 1986. However, the rates of allowance for those who entered the scheme on or before that date will be as follows:
For disabled men aged 60 and 61 aged 62 and 63 who are married with a dependent wife whose net income from all sources does not exceed £13 a week, £43 a week, taxable; for all others £35.80 a week, taxable.
For women aged 59 and men aged 64 who are married with a dependent spouse whose net income from all sources does not exceed £13 a week, £38·05 a week, tax free, for all others £31·15, tax free.