§ Mr. MacGregorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the equivalent gross salary which a 290W single person would have to earn in order to have the same net income as the new grants for undergraduate and postgraduate students, respectively, as increased by the recent announcement.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerThe information requested is summarised in the following table:
Rates of personal maintenance grant for 1976–77 Equivalent gross salary for a single person* £ £ Undergraduates Hall/Lodgings: London … 955 1,178 Elsewhere … 875 1,043 Parental Home … 675 675 Postgraduates Hall/Lodgings: London … 1,380 1,895 Elsewhere … 1,270 1,709 Parental Home … 925 1,127 * Assuming a personal income tax allowance of £735 and payment of national insurance contributions at 5.725 per cent. of gross salary.