asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of each class of social insurance stamps sold in a recent year, the total number of stamps sold, and the yield of 1d. on the total sale of stamps, in the form of a reply of 21st March 1962.
Written Answers. - Sales of Social Insurance Stamps.
119.
The following table shows the number of each class of insurance stamps sold in the year ended 31st March, 1963, and the yield of 1d. on the total sale of stamps.
|
Rate |
Class |
Numbers of Stamps sold in the Year 1962-63 |
Annual Yield of 1d. to nearest £ |
|
£ |
|||
|
10/6 |
|||
|
9/- |
Male Ordinary |
14,318,326 |
59,660 |
|
5/6 |
|||
|
9/1 |
|||
|
7/7 |
Female Ordinary |
7,625,293 |
31,772 |
|
4/1 |
|||
|
6/- |
|||
|
5/- |
Male Agriculture |
2,619,059 |
10,913 |
|
3/2 |
|||
|
6/11 |
|||
|
Female Domestics |
1,201,593 |
5,007 |
|
|
5/9 |
|||
|
5/54/3 |
Female Agriculture, Sharefishermen, Out-workers and Voluntary Contributors |
123,980 |
516 |
|
2/102/6 |
Voluntary Contributors, Female Domestics, Female Agriculture, Share-fishermen and Out-workers. |
124,532 |
519 |
|
4/92/- |
Voluntary Contributors. |
70,833 |
295 |
|
TOTALS |
26,083,616 |
108,682 |
Contribution rates were increased on and from 2nd January, 1961, and again on and from 7th January, 1963. Some stamps at the old rates in respect of employment prior to 2nd January, 1961 were sold in the year ended 31st March, 1963.