Family Income

HC Deb 24 July 1980 vol 989 cc384-9W

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, Official Report, 17 June, c. 477, if he will publish similar tables showing the position of a two-wage married couple, assuming that the husband earns three-quarters of the joint wage, and of a single wage couple with four children.

Mr. Peter Rees

The figures are as follows:

TWO WAGE MARRIED COUPLE—(HUSBAND EARNS THREE-QUARTERS OF TOTAL)
Year	Average weekly earnings £	Tax £	NIC £	Tax and NIC £	Pay after tax and NIC deductions (net income £)	Net income at 1969–70 prices £	Percentage change on previous year of net income at 1969–70 prices percentage
1949–50	…	…	…	…	…	7.13	0.10	0.26	0.36	6.77	13.50	—
1950–51	…	…	…	…	…	7.52	0.12	0.26	0.38	7.14	13.65	1.1
1951–52	…	…	…	…	…	8.30	0.21	0.26	0.47	7.83	13.83	1.3
1952–53	…	…	…	…	…	8.93	0.16	0.28	0.44	8.49	14.27	3.2
1953–54	…	…	…	…	…	9.46	0.17	0.30	0.47	8.99	14.86	4.1
1954–55	…	…	…	…	…	10.22	0.22	0.30	0.52	9.70	15.70	5.7
1955–56	…	…	…	…	…	1115	0.27	0.34	0.61	10.54	16.45	4.8
1956–57	…	…	…	…	…	11.90	0.37	0.35	0.72	11.18	16.77	1.9
1957–58	…	…	…	…	…	12.58	0.46	0.39	0.85	11.73	17.04	1.6
1958–59	…	…	…	…	…	12.83	0.49	0.51	1.00	11.83	16.94	− 0–6
1959.60	…	…	…	…	…	13.55	0.51	0.52	1.03	12.52	17.93	5.8
1960–61	…	…	…	…	…	14.53	0.63	0.52	115	13.38	18.85	5.1
1961–62	…	…	…	…	…	15.34	0.70	0.65	1.35	13.99	18.94	0.5
1962–63	…	…	…	…	…	15.86	0.79	0.67	1.46	14.40	18.80	− 0.7
1963–64	…	…	…	…	…	16.75	0.77	0.75	1.52	15.23	19.56	4.0
1964–65	…	…	…	…	…	18.11	1.00	0.80	1.80	16.31	20.13	2.9
1965–66	…	…	…	…	…	19.59	1.27	0.94	2.21	17.38	20.43	1.5
1966–67	…	…	…	…	…	20.30	1.40	0.99	2.39	17.91	20.34	− 0.4
1967–68	…	…	…	…	…	21.37	1.60	1.09	2.69	18.68	20.74	2.0
1968–69	…	…	…	…	…	23.00	2 05	1.30	3.35	19.65	20.66	− 0.4
1969–70	…	…	…	…	…	24.83	2.44	1.35	3.79	21.04	21.04	1.8
1970–71	…	…	…	…	…	28.05	3.06	1.44	4.50	23.55	21.97	4.4
1971–72	…	…	…	…	…	31.10	3.56	1.55	5.11	25.99	22.20	1.0
1972–73	…	…	…	…	…	35.45	3.54	1.74	5.28	30.17	24.05	8.3
1973–74	…	…	…	…	…	40.85	4.72	2.02	6.74	34.11	24.60	2.3
1974–75	…	…	…	…	…	49.65	6.93	2.51	9.44	40.21	24.61	00
1975–76	…	…	…	…	…	60.40	10.17	3.15	13.32	47.08	23.12	− 6.1
1976–77	…	…	…	…	…	68.30	11.66	3.29	14.95	53.35	22.74	− 1.6
1977–78	…	…	…	…	…	76.10	1018	3.66	13.84	62.26	23.27	2.3
1978–79	…	…	…	…	…	86.85	11.29	4.66	15.95	70.90	24.48	5.2
1979–80	…	…	…	…	…	101.30	12.33	5.45	17.78	83.52	24.67	0.8

MARRIED COUPLE WITH FOUR CHILDREN, TWO AGED UNDER 11, ONE AGED 11 TO 16, ONE OVER 16
Year	Average weekly earnings £	Family allowance/ child benefit £	Average earnings plus family allowance/ child benefit £	Tax £	NIC £	Tax plus NIC £	Pay after Tax and NIC deductions (net income) £	Net income at 1969–70 prices £	Percentage change on previous year of net income at 1969–70 prices £
1949–50	…	…	7.13	0.75	7.88	—	0.25	0.25	7.63	15.22
1950–51	…	…	7.52	0.75	8.27	—	0.25	0.25	8.02	15.33	0.7
1951–52	…	…	8.30	0.75	9 05	—	0.25	0.25	8.80	15.55	1.4
1952–53	…	…	8.93	102	9.95	—	0.27	0.27	9.68	16.27	4.6
1953–54	…	…	9.46	1.20	10.66	—	0.29	0.29	10.37	17.14	5.3
1954–55	…	…	10.22	1.20	11.42	—	0.29	0.29	11.13	18.02	5.1
1955–56	…	…	11.15	1.20	12.35	—	0.33	0.33	12.02	18.76	4.1
1956–57	…	…	11.90	1.20	13.20	—	0.34	0.34	12.86	19.29	2.8
1957–58	…	…	12.58	1.40	13.98	—	0.37	0.37	13.61	19.78	2.5
1958–59	…	…	12.83	1.40	14.23	—	0.49	0.49	13.74	19.68	− 0.5
1959–60	…	…	13.55	1.40	14.95	—	0.50	0.50	14.45	20.69	5.1
1960–61	…	…	14.53	1.40	15.93	—	0.50	0.50	15.43	21.74	5.1
1961–62	…	…	15.34	1.40	16.74	—	0.77	0.77	15.97	21.62	− 0.6
1962–63	…	…	15.86	1.40	17.26	—	0.78	0.78	16.48	21.52	− 0.5
1963–64	…	…	16.75	1.40	18.15	—	0.89	0.89	17.26	22.16	3.0
1964–65	…	…	18.11	1.40	19.51	—	0.97	0.97	18.54	22.88	3.2
1965–66	…	…	19.59	1.40	20.99	—	1.07	1.07	19.92	23.42	2.4
1966–67	…	…	20.30	1.40	21.70	0.01	1.09	1.10	20.60	23.39	− 0.1
1967–68	…	…	21.37	1.52	22.89	0.19	1.17	1.36	21.53	23.90	2.2
1968–69	…	…	23 00	2.67	25.67	1.37	1.33	2.70	22.97	24.15	1.0
1969–70	…	…	24.83	2.90	27.73	2.11	1.42	3.53	24.20	24.20	0.2
1970–71	…	…	28.05	2.90	30.95	3.00	1.64	4.64	26.31	24.55	1.4
1971–72	…	…	31.10	2.90	34.00	2.54	1.79	4.33	29.67	25.34	3.2
1972–73	…	…	35.45	2.90	38.35	2.85	2.10	4.95	33.40	26.63	5.1
1973–74	…	…	40.85	2.90	43.75	4.50	2.41	6.91	36.84	26.57	− 0.2
1974–75	…	…	49.65	2.90	52.55	6.12	2.95	9.07	43.48	26.62	0.2
1975–76	…	…	60.40	4.50	64.90	10.20	3.32	13.52	51.38	25.24	− 5.2
1976–77	…	…	68.30	4.50	72.80	10.48	3.93	14.41	58.40	24.89	− 1.4
1977–78	…	…	76.10	5.50	81.60	11.09	4.38	15.47	66.13	24.72	− 0.7
1978–79	…	…	86.85	10.28	97.13	14.59	5.65	20.24	76.89	26.55	7.4
1979–80	…	…	101.30	16.00	117.30	19.20	6.58	25.78	91.52	27.04	1.8

The national insurance contributions for the man are calculated at the not contracted-out rate, where there is more than one rate, and the wife is assumed to contribute at the reduced rate. The earnings used in these calculations are the same as in the previous answer.