Personal Incomes (Hansard, 5 March 1979)

§ Miss Richardson

asked the Chancellor of the Ecchequer if he will list for each year since 1973–74, including his estimate for 1978–79, the average real weekly net income, expressed in December 1978 prices, of a man on half average earnings,

AVERAGE REAL WEEKLY NET INCOME EXPRESSED IN DECEMBER 1978 PRICES
				Single	Married couple	Married with one child under 11 years	Married with two under 11 years	Married with four children two under Married 11 years and two aged between 11 years 16 years
HALF AVERAGE EARNINGS
1973–74	…	…	…	37.20	39.40	41.90	44.90	50.30
1974–75	…	…	…	36.60	39.40	42.10	42.30	50.80
1975–76	…	…	…	35.00	37.70	40.00	43.30	50.40
1976–77	…	…	…	34.10	37.00	42.80	42.80	49.90
1977–78	…	…	…	34.50	38.10	37.00	43.50	49.30
1978–79	…	…	…	36.00	39.50	42.50	45.30	51.20
TWO-THIRDS AVERAGE EARINGS
1973–74	…	…	…	47.50	49.70	52.20	55.20	62.40
1974–75	…	…	…	46.60	49.40	52.10	55.30	62.80
1975–76	…	…	…	44.40	47.20	49.50	52.70	59.90
1976–77	…	…	…	43.30	46.30	48.80	52.10	59.30
1977–78	…	…	…	43.70	47.30	49.80	52.70	59.00
1978–79	…	…	…	45.60	49.10	52.00	54.90	61.20

Average earnings are the average of the Department of Employment's estimates of the average weekly earnings of full-time adult male workers in all occupations in April at the start and finish of each income tax year. For 1978–79, the April 1978 new earnings survey estimate has been updated to October 1978, taking account of movements in a centred 3-month moving average of the whole economy index of average earnings of all employees.

Net income is earnings less tax and national insurance plus family allowance or child benefit where appropriate and takes no account of family income supplement.

The prices index used to express net income at constant December 1978 prices is the general index of retail prices for all items. The average in the fiscal year has been used for all years expect 1978–79 for which December is used.

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and two-thirds average earnings who is (a) single, (b) married with no children, (c) married with one child under 11 years, (d) married with two children under 11 years and (e) married with two children under 11 years and two other children aged between 11 and 16 years.