HC Deb 01 July 1976 vol 914 cc289-90W
Mr. MacGregor

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the equivalent gross salary which a single person would have to earn in order to have the same net income as the new grants for undergraduate and postgraduate students, respectively, as increased by the recent announcement.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

The information requested is summarised in the following table:

Rates of personal maintenance grant for 1976–77 Equivalent gross salary for a single person*
£ £
Undergraduates Hall/Lodgings:
London 955 1,178
Elsewhere 875 1,043
Parental Home 675 675
Postgraduates Hall/Lodgings:
London 1,380 1,895
Elsewhere 1,270 1,709
Parental Home 925 1,127
* Assuming a personal income tax allowance of £735 and payment of national insurance contributions at 5.725 per cent. of gross salary.