§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the combined value of the married man's personal tax allowance, the family allowance and the child tax allowance, on the same basis as Table 4.2 in the Supplementary Benefit Administration Paper No. 6 entitled "Low Incomes".
§ Mr. Orme, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th February 1978; Vol. 944 c. 346], gave the following information: 731W
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THE COMBINED VALUE OF THE MARRIED MAN'S PERSONAL TAX ALLOWANCE, FAMILY ALLOWANCE/CHILD BENEFIT PLUS THE CHILD TAX ALLOWANCE (FOR CHILDREN UNDER 11) TO TAXPAYERS (AT THE STANDARD RATE) ADJUSTED TO CONSTANT OCTOBER 1977 PRICES Actual amounts Equivalent at October 1977 prices Year (October) 1 child 2 children 3 children 4 children Each subsequent child 1 child 2 children 3 children 4 children Each subsequent child £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1946 … … … … 1.99 2.58 3.16 3.75 0.58 12.83 16.63 20.37 24.18 3.74 1950 … … … … 2.08 2.76 3.44 4.12 0.68 11.65 15.46 19.26 23.08 3.81 1955 … … … … 2.78 3.86 4.95 6.03 1.09 11.82 16.42 21.05 25.65 4.64 1960 … … … … 2.54 3.56 4.65 5.75 1.09 9.58 13.43 17.54 21.69 4.11 1965 … … … … 3.61 4.0 6.05 7.30 1.25 11.42 15.18 19.13 23.09 3.95 1970 … … … … 4.60 5.79 7.05 8.31 1.26 11.51 14.48 17.64 20.79 3.15 1971 … … … … 4.63 6.10 7.64 9.18 1.54 10.59 13.95 17.47 21.00 3.52 1972 … … … … 5.63 7.10 8.64 10.18 1.54 11.94 15.05 18.32 21.59 3.27 1973 … … … … 5.62 7.06 8.57 10.08 1.51 10.84 13.62 16.53 19.45 2.91 1974 … … … … 7.01 8.81 10.67 12.54 1.86 11.55 14.51 17.58 20.66 3.06 1975 … … … … 8.05 10.29 12.53 14.77 2.24 10.54 13.47 16.40 19.33 2.93 1976 … … … … 9.32 11.96 14.61 17.25 2.64 10.63 13.64 16.67 19.68 3.01 1977 … … … … 11.79 14.40 17.01 19.63 2.61 11.79 14.40 17.01 19.63 2.61 The table does not show the effect of the higher rates of child benefit, which will come into effect in April 1978.