§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table comparing the tax threshold with the family income supplement entitlement level, where applicable, and with the supplementary benefit level, including an element for rent and rates, for each of a single person, a married couple, and a married couple with one, two, three and four children, in January of each year since 1970, and including January 1978.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe figures are as follows: 183W
Single person Married couple Married couple with I child Tax threshold Supplementary benefit level Tax threshold Supplementary benefit level Tax threshold FIS entitlement level Supplementary benefit level £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week January 1970 … … … … 6.31 7.11 9.29 10.76 12.12 — 12.28 January 1971 … … … … 8.04 7.79 11.50 11.81 14.35 — 13.49 January 1972 … … … … 8.04 8.33 11.50 12.52 15.35 18.00 14.31 January 1973 … … … … 11.38 9.28 14.85 13.97 18.67 20.00 15.96 January 1974 … … … … 11.44 10.69 14.90 15.15 18.75 21.50 17.29 January 1975 … … … … 12.02 11.63 16.63 17.45 21.25 25.00 20.57 January 1976 … … … … 12.98 15.69 18.37 23.67 22.98 31.50 27.27 January 1977 … … … … 14.13 18.39 20.87 27.70 26.63 39.00 31.28 184W
Married couple with 2 children Married couple with 3 children Married couple with 4 children Tax threshold FIS entitlement level Supplement benefit level Tax threshold FIS entitlement level Supplementary benefit level Tax threshold FIS entitlement level Supplementary benefit level £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week £ per week January 1970 … 13.92 — 13.98 16.35 — 16.08 18.77 — 18.33 January 1971 … 16.15 — 15.39 18.58 — 17.34 21.00 — 19.49 January 1972 … 18.13 20.00 16.31 21.54 22.00 18.76 24.94 24.00 21.76 January 1973 … 21.46 22.00 18.21 24.88 24.00 20.96 28.27 26.00 24.36 January 1974 … 21.44 24.00 20.15 24.81 26.50 22.66 28.17 29.00 26.05 January 1975 … 24.87 28.00 23.83 29.13 31.00 27.13 33.44 34.00 30.95 January 1976 … 26.60 35.00 31.22 30.88 38.50 35.73 35.17 42.00 40.90 January 1977 … 31.40 43.50 35.99 36.85 48.00 41.32 42.29 52.50 47.38 1. It has been assumed that the children are aged 4; 4 and 8; 4,8 and 11; and 4,8,11 and 15 respectively. 2. The tax thresholds relate to earned income. 3. The figures for supplementary benefit include an addition for rent and rates based on the estimated average amount allowed to an unemployed person in each Family Status and for each year; the estimate for January 1977 is provisional. 4. Figures for January 1978 are not available.