Passage: Old age pensions were raised by 300 francs per month to 1,700 francs for a single person and to 3,700 francs for a couple, while health insurance benefits were made more widely available to unemployed persons and part-time employees. Housing allocations for the low-paid were raised by 25% in 1981, and in the two years following May 1981 family allowances were increased by 44% for families with 3 children and by 81% for families with 2 children. In 1981, the purchasing power of social transfers went up by 4.5% and by 7.6% in 1982. In addition, the minimum wage (which affected 1.7 million employees) was increased by 15% in real terms between May 1981 and December 1982.
Across how many years was the minimum wage increased by 15%? How many francs per month was the pension for a couple prior to the pensions being raised? How many francs was old age pensions per month before it was raised by 300 francs for a single person? How many francs were the old age pensions for a single person before they were raised? How many francs were the old age pensions for couples before they were raised? How many months was the time span where minimum wage was increased by 15% in real terms? How many months was the time span where the minimum wage was increased by 15% in real terms? How many more francs did a couple receive than a single person? How many more francs does a couple receive compared to a single person? How many more francs per month did a couple receive than a single person? How many more francs were they getting than a month ago? How many more percent was family allowance increased by for families with 2 children compared to families with 3 children? How many more percent was family allowances increased for families with 2 children compared to families with 3 children? How many more percentage points did purchasing powers of social transfers increase by in 1982 compared to 1981? How many more percentage points was the increase for families with 2 children than for families with 3 children? How many percentage points did the purchasing power of social transfers increase by from 1981 to 1982? How many percentage points is the difference between the increase of purchasing power of social transfers in 1981 and 1982? How many types of people received better health insurgence? How many years spanned during the minimum wage increase? Which type of family was given more allowance, the ones with 2 children or 3 children? Which year was family allowances were increased by 44% for families with 3 children? Which year was the purchasing power of social transfers higher, 1981 or 1982? Who got a larger family allowance increase by percentage, families with 2 children or 3 children? Who received a higher raise in allowance, families with 3 children or families with 2 children? Who received better housing? Who received more francs, a single person or a couple? how many francs is the combined total pension for a single person and a couple prior to the raise?