§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures showing the combined value of 463W family allowance/child benefit and child tax allowances/residual child tax allowances for a family with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years as a percentage of the value of single person's tax allowance, assuming tax at the standard rate, in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th November 1977; Vol. 940, c. 259], gave the following information:
The figures for a standard or basic rate taxpayer who is married with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years are as follows:
Combined net value of family allowance or child benefit and child tax allowance as a percentage of the value of the single person's tax allowance. Year 1960–61 346 1961–62 346 1962–63 346 1963–64 265 1964–65 265 1965–66 237 1966–67 237 1967–68 237 1968–69 238 1969–70 205 1970–71 161 1971–72 203 1972–73 143 1973–74 142 1974–75 152 1975–76 154 1976–77 166 1977–78 136 Family allowance deduction ("claw-back") has been taken into account where appropriate and family allowances are the amounts receivable in each year.