HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 c444W
Mr. Squire

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the numbers of lower-paid families with and without children showing one and two-parent families with children separately, whose marginal tax rates, including benefit withdrawal, will be(a) 90 to 100 per cent., (b) 80 to 90 per cent., (c) 70 to 80 per cent., (d) 60 to 70 per cent., (e) 50 to 60 per cent. and (f) 40 to 50 per cent., taking into account the tax changes for 1991–92.

Mr. Jack

The information requested is set out in the table.

Marginal deduction rates including Social Security Numbers with marginal deduction rates within each range (thousands) Great Britain
Per cent. Couples with children Single parents Others
90 to 99 25 30 0
80 to 89 95 35 15
70 to 79 80 55 50
60 to 69 —1 —1 —1
50 to 59 0 0 0
40 to 49 5 0 15

Figures are based on pooled Family Expenditure Survey data.

Calculated for benefit units in receipt of income-related benefits where at least one partner works 24 hours per week or more.

1 Denotes less than 5,000.