In November 1984 he joined MPs from the hard-left Left Campaign Group in a demonstration that forced suspension of the chamber's sitting, over deductions from supplementary benefit for striking miners dependants.
22.
During the Conservatives 13 years in office, pensions went up by 49 % in real terms, sickness and unemployment benefits by 76 % in real terms, and supplementary benefits by 46 % in real terms.
23.
The Act also introduced a long-term addition of 9 shillings for all pensioners receiving supplementary benefit and for others ( with the exception of those required to register for employment ) receiving supplementary benefits for two years.
24.
The Act also introduced a long-term addition of 9 shillings for all pensioners receiving supplementary benefit and for others ( with the exception of those required to register for employment ) receiving supplementary benefits for two years.
25.
The table below shows the percentage of the population in poverty derived by three different measures : relative poverty ( earning less than 60 % of the median ), the National Assistance scale and the Supplementary Benefits scale.
26.
For the Conservatives and Labour respectively increases in supplementary benefits per year were 3.5 and 5.2 percentage points, for sickness and unemployment benefits 5.8 and 30.6 percentage points, for pensions 3.8 and 4.6, and for family allowances-1.2 and-2.6.
27.
The new Supplementary Benefit scheme included a fixed basic weekly rate that those with an income below this level would now have a right to claim, while extra payments were made available on a discretionary basis for additional needs.
28.
Insurance premiums vary from insurance company to company, the excess level individually chosen ( " franchise " ), the place of residence of the insured person and the degree of supplementary benefit coverage chosen ( complementary medicine, routine dental care, semi-private or private ward hospitalisation, etc . ).
29.
According to one writer, however, this policy did not help single mothers with only one child, Supplementary Benefit payments were reduced " by the amount of this increase, " and tax allowances were adjusted " to recover the cost of family allowances from taxpayers, including some low earners ."
30.
The Recommendations to Government and Nation were specific taking in the Rate Support Grant, the Urban Programme, levels of overtime working, Community Programmes, Supplementary Benefit, Child Benefit, the taxation system, ethnic records and housing availability and allocation, homelessness, " care in the community ", Law Centres and law enforcement.
