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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Jean Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the rate of child benefit for (a) the first or only child of the family and (b) second or other children of the family (i) at 2000-01 prices and (ii) as a percentage of average male earnings in each of the years 1990 to 2000. [130060] Angela Eagle: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables. Rate of child benefit for the first child _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Child benefit for first Child Benefit for first Average male earnings{ Child Benefit for first child £ per week child at 1999-2000 2} £ per week child as percentage of prices{ 1} £ per week earnings April 1990 7.25 9.37 295.80 2.45 April 1991 8.25 10.18 318.90 2.59 April 1992 9.65 11.54 340.30 2.84 April 1993 10.00 11.76 353.90 2.83 April 1994 10.20 11.67 363.00 2.81 April 1995 10.40 11.53 376.30 2.76 April 1996 10.80 11.69 391.30 2.76 April 1997 11.05 11.57 408.70 2.70 April 1998 11.45 11.63 427.10 2.68 April 1999 14.40 14.40 442.40 3.25 April 2000{3} 15.00 -- {4}-- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Rate of child benefit for subsequent children _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Child Benefit for Child Benefit for Average male earnings{ Child Benefit for subsequent children £ subsequent children at 2} £ per week subsequent children as per week 1999-2000 prices{ 1} £ percentage of earnings per week April 1990 7.25 9.37 295.80 2.45 April 1991 7.25 8.94 318.90 2.27 April 1992 7.80 9.33 340.30 2.29 April 1993 8.10 9.53 353.90 2.29 April 1994 8.25 9.44 363.00 2.27 April 1995 8.45 9.37 376.30 2.25 April 1996 8.80 9.53 391.30 2.25 April 1997 9.00 9.43 408.70 2.20 April 1998 9.30 9.45 427.10 2.18 April 1999 9.60 9.60 442.40 2.17 April 2000{3} 10.00 -- {4}-- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The Retail Prices Index (all items) has been used, as published by the Office of National Statistics. {2} Weekly Average earnings for all Full-time Adult men, as published in the New Earnings Survey, by the Office of National Statistics. {3} The figures shown are based on prices for the latest full financial year, 1999-2000, as the 2000-01 data is not yet available. {4} Not available.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

353 c643-4W;353 c641-2W; 130060

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Child benefit Social security benefits

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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