§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report tables similar to tables 8A, 8B, 17A and 17B in the technical annex to Cmnd. 9691 showing the average change in disposable income by family status under the proposals in the Social Security Bill.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 5 March 1986, c. 157–58]: The information requested is shown in the tables. The average gain across all groups in Table 1 (£2.20) differs from the figure shown in Table 8A of the technical annex (shown as £2.10) owing to a printing error in the technical annex.
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Table 1 All income-related benefits: average change in disposable income after meeting housing costs: by family status Cash position at point of change Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Pensioners Single +1.80 +1.70 +1.80 Couples +2.40 +1.80 +2.00 Non-pensioners with children Lone Parents +4.60 +3.10 +4.20 Couples +5.60 +5.70 +5.60 Non-pensioners without children
Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Single age 25+ +2.30 -0.50 +1.40 Single age under 25 +0.70 -2.50 +0.30 Couples +1.50 -0.70 +0.40 All +2.40 +2.00 +2.20 Note: Without 20 per cent, rates contribution.
Table 2 All income-related benefits: average change in disposable income after meeting housing costs: by family status Effect of structural reform Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Pensioners Single +0.30 +0.50 +0.40 Couples -0.10 +0.10 0.00 Non-pensioners with children Lone Parents +2.80 +1.10 +2.30 Couples +3.00 +3.60 +3.30 Non-pensioners without children Single age 25+ +0.80 -1.10 +0.20 Single age under 25 -1.50 -2.60 -1.60 Couples -1.10 -1.40 -1.30 All +0.60 +0.60 +0.60 Note: Without 20 per cent, rates contribution.
Table 3 All Income-related Benefits: Average Change in Disposable Income after Meeting Housing Costs: by Family Status Cash position at point of change Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Pensioners Single +1.00 +0.60 +0.80 Couples +1.30 +0.70 +0.90 Non-pensioners with children Lone Parents +3.60 +2.40 +3.20 Couples +4.50 +5.20 +4.90 Non-pensioners without children Single age 25+ +1.90 -1.40 +0.90 Single age under 25 +0.70 -3.10 +0.20 Couples +0.50 -1.70 -0.60 All +1.70 +1.00 +1.40 Note: With 20 per cent. rates contribution but taking no account of the effects of rates reform.
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Table 4 All Income-related Benefits: Average Change in Disposable Income after Meeting Housing Costs: by Family Status Effect of structural reform Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Pensioners Single -0.50 -0.60 -0.60 Couples -1.10 -1.00 -1.00 Non-pensioners with children Lone Parents +1.80 +0.30 +1.40 Couples +2.00 +3.10 +2.50
Family Status Income Support £ pw Others £ pw All £ pw Non-pensioners without children Single age 25+ +0.40 -2.10 -0.40 Single age under 25 -1.50 -3.20 -1.70 Couples -2.00 -2.30 -2.20 All -0.10 -0.40 -0.30 Note: With 20 per cent, rates contribution but taking no account of the effects of rates reform.