HC Deb 03 March 1997 vol 291 cc526-7W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the levels of gross earnings at which(a) single people, (b) lone parents, (c) couples without children and (d) couples with children face marginal deduction rates in excess of 100 per cent. for (e) 1996–97 and (f) 1997–98; and what are the numbers affected in each group. [16301]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.

The gross earnings at which different family types face marginal deduction rates in excess of 100 per cent. depends on the individual characteristics of the claim.

Information on the marginal deduction rates faced by certain family types across a range of gross earnings is available in the April 1996 tax benefit model tables, a copy of which is available in the Library.