asked the Minister for Social Welfare the estimated income from each of the various classes of social insurance stamps (and the total income) proposed in the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 1960, on the basis of the sale of insurance stamps in 1958-59; and the estimated Exchequer payment proposed by the passage of the proposed amending legislation.
Written Answers. - Provisions of Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 1960.
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The required information is as follows:—
|
Class of Contributor |
Proposed rate of Contribution |
Estimated Income in a year |
||
|
s. |
d. |
£(000) |
||
|
1. Ordinary |
(man) |
9 |
0 |
5,703 |
|
,, |
(woman) |
7 |
7 |
2,600 |
|
2. Agricultural |
(man) |
5 |
0 |
747 |
|
,, |
(woman) |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
3. Sharefishermen and outworkers (other than male weavers) |
(man and woman) |
4 |
3 |
24 |
|
4. Female Domestic |
(woman) |
5 |
9 |
387 |
|
5. Temporary Army Nurses |
(woman) |
6 |
0 |
— |
|
6. Soldiers |
(man) |
6 |
11 |
145 |
|
7. Civil Servants, teachers, etc. |
(man) |
2 |
6 |
140 |
|
,,,,,, ,, |
(woman) |
1 |
3 |
57 |
|
8. Voluntary Contributors (Class I) |
(man and woman) |
2 |
6 |
9 |
|
9. Voluntary Contributors (Class II) |
(man and woman) |
4 |
9 |
|
|
10. Others (certain persons employed on ships) |
Several (a) |
11 |
||
|
Local Estimated Income |
9,833 |
(a) Rates to be determined by Regulations.
NOTE.—The estimated income takes into account all receipts from contributions whether paid by stamps or otherwise. Each of the existing contribution rates of 2/6 and 2/- applies to more than one class of contributor; the 2/6 rate applies to the classes at 2 (woman), 3, 4 and 5 above, while the 2/- rate applies to classes 7 (man) and 8. The total receipts in respect of the 2/6 and 2/- rates are not broken down as between the different classes they cover, but an approximate breakdown, which is somewhat conjectural, has been made for the purposes of the Reply.
The annual increase in the Exchequer Contribution to the Social Insurance Fund resulting from the proposals in the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 1960, is estimated at approximately £2,850,000. Taking into account the probable savings on non-contributory old age pensions, the net annual increase in the cost to be borne by the Exchequer is expected to be in the region of £300,000.