§ Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the rates from April 2000 of income thresholds used for non-dependant deductions in housing benefit, income support and jobseeker's allowance, the earnings limit for dependants living with claimants of retirement pension, long-term incapacity benefits, severe disablement allowance and unemployability supplement, and the personal expenses allowance for claimants of jobseeker's allowance resident in local authority part III accommodation. [102742]
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§ Mr. DarlingThe income thresholds proposed for non-dependant deductions is as follows:
Income threshold
The earnings limit proposed for dependants living with claimants of Retirement Pension, long-term incapacity benefits, severe disablement allowance and unemployability supplement is £52.20.
- Up to £81.00
- £81.00 to £119.99
- £120.00 to £156.99
- £157.00 to £206.99
- £207.00 to £258.99
- £259 and above.
The proposed personal expenses allowance for claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance resident in local authority part III accommodation is £15.45.
Note:
This answer corrects errors in the original schedule of benefit rates, 10 November 1999, Official Report, columns 564–78W.