§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the percentage change in income during the period 1979 to 1987(a) before and (b) after housing costs, of each percentage group from the households below average incomes data, published in July 1990.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is in the table:
Real Percentage Rise in Each Decile's Median Income 1979–1987 Decile Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs 1 8.5 0.1 2 6.8 2.4 3 8.6 2.8 4 1.6 7.9 5 13.1 11.9 6 16.0 15.4 7 16.7 17.5 8 19.3 21.4 9 25.7 25.0 10 38.8 40.3 The income measures used are the same in all respects to those published in Tables A and D of Annex 1 to HBAI 1981–1987.