§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the net value of child interim benefit after taking account of extra income tax, loss of 709W rent and rate rebates, family income supplement and free school meals in the case of a lone parent with two children, aged under 11 years, who is paying £6 per week rent, £2 per week rates and has a weekly income of (a) £25, (b) £30 and (c) £35.
§ Mr. EnnalsWith tax allowances for 1976–77, including the conditional ones, at the rates announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the current net weekly value would be, in the examples quoted, (a) £1.01 (b) £0.13 (c) £0.13. It is assumed that "weekly income" refers to income excluding family allowance and family income supplement,
Value of current FAM and CTA's Value of child benefit at £2.34 Value of child benefit at £2.50 £ £ £ 1 child … … 2.02 2.34 2.50 2 children … … 4.66 4.68 5.00 3 children … … 7.30 7.02 7.50 4 children … … 9.94 9.36 10.00
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what earlier statements he was referring the hon. Member for Rushcliffe to in his answer to a parliamentary Question on child benefits and legislative changes in the future pattern of child tax allowances on Thursday 13th May.
§ Mr. EnnalsTo the statement by the late Minister of State during the Report stage of the Child Benefit Bill on 7th July 1975 that
legislation affecting child tax allowances will not come before the House until next year's Finance Bill".—[Vol. 895, c. 262.]—to the answer given to the hon. Member for Kensington (Sir B. Rhys Williams) on 26th April 1976—[Vol. 910, c. 49–50]—and to the Answer given to the hon. Member by my hon. Friend on 3rd May 1976.—[Vol. 910, c. 284.]