To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the value of child support for each child in standard rate tax-paying families in 1991 prices from 1961 to 1992–93.
The information requested is in the table:
Value of child support 1 for each child in standard rate tax-paying families expressed at April 1991 2 prices (£)
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Date 3
| Children under age 11
| Children aged 11–15
| Children aged 16 and over
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1st child
| 2nd child
| 3rd 4 child
| 1st child
| 2nd child
| 3rd 4 child
| 1st child
| 2nd child
| 3rd 4 child
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| April 1977 | 6·64 | 7·60 | 7·60 | 7·31 | 8·27 | 8·27 | 7·89 | 8·82 | 8·82 |
| April 1978 | 7·91 | 7·91 | 7·91 | 8·53 | 8·53 | 8·53 | 9·04 | 9·04 | 9·04 |
| April 1979 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 | 9·81 |
| November 1980 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 | 9·10 |
| November 1981 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 | 8·98 |
| November 1982 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 | 9·42 |
| November 1983 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 | 9·98 |
| November 1984 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 | 10·02 |
| November 1985 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 | 9·71 |
| July 1986 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 | 9·69 |
| April 1987 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 | 9·48 |
| April 1988 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 | 9·12 |
| April 1989 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 | 8·44 |
| April 1990 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 | 7·71 |
| April 1991 | 8·25 | 7·25 | 7·25 | 8·25 | 7·25 | 7·25 | 8·25 | 7·25 | 7·25 |
| October 1991 | 9·11 | 7·39 | 7·39 | 9·11 | 7·39 | 7·39 | 9·11 | 7·39 | 7·39 |
| April 51992 | |||||||||
1 The combined value of child tax allowance after clawback and family allowance/child benefit. | |||||||||
2 Based on the movement in the general index of retail prices at April 1991. | |||||||||
3 Child tax allowance ceased after the 1978–79 tax year and uprating dates are shown from 1979 onwards. | |||||||||
4 And subsequent children. | |||||||||
5 April 1992 benefit rates at April 1991 prices not yet available | |||||||||