HC Deb 27 October 1980 vol 991 cc207-11W
143 Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, 10 June, c. 138, show-

TABLE 1
Net weekly spending power (£) of a lone mother, with two children aged 4 and 6, receiving supplementary allowance (ordinary rate) and earning £6 (net) a week.
Supplementary Allowance Child Benefit Net Earnings Rent Rates Free School Meals Free Welfare Milk Net Weekly Spending Power
36.15 12.50 6.00 8.80 3.55 2.25 1.19 45.74
TABLE 2
Net weekly spending power (£) of a lone mother, with two children aged 4 and 6, receiving supplementary allowance (long term rate) and earning £6 (net) a week.
42.00 12.50 6.00 8.80 3.55 2.25 1.19 51.59

ing the net weekly spending power in and out of work and working part-time, of a lone mother with two children, taking into account the new benefit levels and disregards which will come into effect in November.

Mrs. Chalker

[pursuant to her reply, 18 July 1980, c. 739–740]: The information requested is set out in the tables below. My hon. Friend will appreciate that the figures relate only to the hypothetical circumstances he has chosen, including work expenses amounting to £15 a week. The Department's assumption on work expenses is a sum of £3.55 a week. This is on the basis of information about the cost of fares to work to heads of households using public transport.

The tables also take into account the new benefit levels and disregards which will come into effect next month.

TABLE 3
NET WEEKLY SPENDING POWER (£) OF A LONE MOTHER, WITH Two CHILDREN AGED 4 AND 6, WORKING FULL-TIME WITH £15 WORK EXPENSES
Gross earnings Tax National Insurance contribution Child benefit Family income supplement (FIS) Rent rebate Rate rebate Work expenses Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
28.20(a) … … — 1.90 12.50 18.50 8.80 3.55 15.00 2.25 1.19 45.74
34.73(b) … … — 2.34 12.50 18.50 8.80 3.31 15.00 2.25 1.19 51.59
35.00 … … — 2.36 12.50 18.50 8.80 3.29 15.00 2.25 1.19 51.82
40.00 … … — 2.70 12.50 17.00 8.03 3.01 15.00 2.25 1.19 33.93
50.00 … … 2.63 3.38 12.50 12.00 6.78 2.61 15.00 2.25 1.19 53.97
60.00 … … 5.63 4.05 12.50 7.00 5.53 2.21 15.00 2.25 1.19 53.65
70.00 … … 8.63 4.73 12.50 2.00 4.60 1.89 15.00 2.25 1.19 53.72
73.00 … … 9.52 4.93 12.50 0.50 4.35 1.80 15.00 2.25 1.19 53.79
80.00 … … 11.63 5.40 12.50 — 3.24 1.41 15.00 2.25(c) — 55.02(c)
90.00 … … 14.63 6.08 12.50 — 1.54 0.81 15.00 2.25(c) — 59.04(c)
95.00 … … 16.13 6.41 12.50 — 0.69 0.51 15.00 2.25(c) — 61.06(c)
97.00 … … 16.72 6.55 12.50 — 0.35 0.39 15.00 2.25(c) — 61.87(c)
102.00 … … 18.22 6.89 12.50 — — 0.09 15.00 2.25(c) — 64.38(c)
105.00 … … 19.13 7.09 12.50 — — — 15.00 2.25(c) — 66.18(c)
Notes:
(a) Gross earnings needed to provide net weekly spending power equivalent to that available with supplementary allowance at ordinary rate, as in Table 1.
(b) Gross earnings needed to provide net weekly spending power equivalent to that available with supplementary allowance at long-term rate, as in Table 2.
(c) Mandatory provision of free school meals ceases when title to FIS ceases but local education authorities have discretion to allow free or cheap school meals to other children and this table illustrates the case where an authority continues to apply the November 1979 conditions for entitlement.