HC Deb 10 January 1990 vol 164 cc655-6W
Sir Ian Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures showing the proposed family credit ceilings in 1990–91 for each of(a) a married couple with one child under five years, (b) a married couple with two children under 11 years, (c) a married couple with two children over 11 years, (d) a married couple with three children under 11 years, (e) a married couple with three children over 11 years and (f) a married couple with two children under 11 years and two children over 11 years.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

At the new benefit levels proposed for April 1990, the family credit ceiling represented by the highest amount of net earnings and other relevant income a family can have and still qualify for family credit at the minimum payment of 50p will be as follows:

Married couple with one child under 5 years 120.60
Married couple with two children under 11 132.39
Married couple with two children over 11 (hut under 16) 149.24
Married couple with three children under 11 144.17
Married couple with three children over 11 (but under 16) 169.46
Married couple with two children under 11 and two children over 11 (but under 16) 172.81