§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will
SINGLE MAN Employed Normal earnings NI Tax £ a week Net Income 45 … … … … … 2.76 10.85 24.19 50 … … … … … 3.03 12.50 27.27 55 … … … … … 3.31 14.15 30.34 60 … … … … … 3.58 15.80 33.42
Unemployed Normal earnings UB Tax Refund Rent Rebate Rate Rebate £ a week Net Income 45 … … … … … 17.07 4.30 2.73 0.87 18.37 50 … … … … … 55 … … … … … 60 … … … … …
276W
MAN, WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN* Employed Normal earnings FAM NI Tax Rent Rebate Rate Rebate £ a week Net Income 45 … … … … … 2.90 2.76 4.90 0.42 0.05 33.51 50 … … … … … 2.90 3.03 6.95 — — 35.72 55 … … … … … 2.90 3.31 8.60 — — 38.79 60 … … … … … 2.90 3.58 10.25 — — 41.87 publish tables, on the same basic assumptions as the written reply given to the hon. Member for North Norfolk on 15th May last, columns 464–470, comparing the net weekly spending power for a week's work after 39 weeks at the appropriate rate and when unemployed after 39 weeks at the appropriate rate for (1) a single person, (2) a married man with a wife and no children, (3) a married man with a wife and one child, (4) a married man with a wife and two children, (5) a married man with a wife and three children, and (6) a married man with a wife and four children, and assuming in each case gross weekly earnings of (a) £20, (b) £25, (c) £30, (d) £35, (e) £40, (f) £45, (g) £50, (h) £55, and (i) £60.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe comparisons requested, except those set out below, were given in my replies of 15th May and 2nd, 10th and 29th July to the hon. Member's earlier Questions. To preserve the basis of comparison, the assumptions and definitions are those previously used and no account has been taken of the new needs levels for rent and rate debates introduced last month; these would not significantly affect comparisons between net disposable income when employed and unemployed.—[Vol. 873, c.464–70; Vol. 876, c. 147–8, c. 494–6; Vol. 878, c. 97–100.]
277W
Unemployed Normal earnings FAM UB Tax Refund Rent Rebate Rate Rebate £ a week Net Income 45 … … … … … 2.90 30.27 9.75 2.93 0.93 40.18 50 … … … … … 55 … … … … … 2.90 30.27 9.90 2.93 0.93 40.33 60 … … … … … * 2 aged under 5, 2 aged 5–10.
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing what are the upper and lower limits of gross earned income within which the wage/salary earner is able to benefit from increases in his gross pay to the full extent of each increase, less only the standard rate of income tax and unaffected by higher rates of national insurance or the withdrawal of selective benefits, for (1) a single person, (2) a married man with wife and no children, (3) a married man with wife and one child, (4) a married man with wife and two children, (5) a married man with wife and three children, and (6) a marled man with wife and four children.
RANGES OF WEEKLY EARNINGS FOR STANDARD RATE TAX PAYMENTS ONLY Type of Family Single person Married couple Married couple and 1 child Married couple and 2 children Married couple and 3 children Married couple and 4 children £ £ £ £ £ £ Upper limit … 98.56 103.17 107.79 111.18 113.79 117.08 Lower limit … 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00 62.00 Ages of children … — — 1 under 11 1 under 11 2 under 11 2 under 11 1 between 11 and under 16 1 between 11 and under 16 2 between 11 under 16
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what actual increase and what percentage increase in gross earnings a man with a wife and two children presently earning £25 per week would require in order that his net weekly spending power, after taking into account income tax, national insurance, rent at £5 and rates at £1.60, together with any benefits to which he may be entitled, be increased by 20 per cent.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI will circulate the in formation in the OFFICIAL. REPORT when it is available.