§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 21 January,Official Report, column 566, how many of the gainers from a reduction in the family credit taper to (a) 60 per cent. and (b) 50 per cent. would be (i) employed lone parents, (ii) employed couples, (iii) self-employed lone parents and (iv) self-employed couples. [15428]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe information is set out in the table.
Estimated numbers gaining from reducing the family credit taper 1997–98 Family type 60 per cent. Taper 50 per cent. taper Couples Employed 305,000 445,000 Self-employed 55,000 5,000 Lone parents Employed 10,000 40,000 Self-employed 15,000 15,000 Total 585,000 770,000 1. Estimates are based on the 1994–95 Family Resources Survey uprated to 1997–98 prices and benefit levels.
2. Estimates are rounded to the nearest 5,000 and may not sum exactly due to rounding.