HC Deb 14 May 1976 vol 911 c313W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of state for Social Services if he will publish a table comparing the weekly tax threshold for a single householder, a married couple, and families with each of one, two, three, four, six eight and 10 children, with the family in-

Age(s) of child(ren) Tax Threshold Prescribed amount for FIS (from July 1976) Ordinary Supplementary benefit scale rate (from November 1976)
(a) (b)
£ £ £ £
Single Person … — 12.98 14.13 — 12.70
Married Couple … — 18.37 20.87 — 20.65
Married Couple with:
1 child … 4 24.13 26.63 39.00 24.25
2 children … 4, 8 28.90 31.40 43.50 28.60
3 children … 4, 8, 11 34.35 36.85 48.00 33.95
4 children … 4, 8, 11, 16 40.37 42.87 52.50 41.75
6 children … 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16 50.58 53.08 61.50 52.60
8 children 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16 60.79 63.29 70.50 61.55
10 children … 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 71.58 74.08 79.50 73.70