HC Deb 22 May 1980 vol 985 cc337-8W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit from the dependent relatives' allowance in 1979–80, how many from the housekeepers' allowance and how many from the sons' or daughters' services allowance; and what was the resulting gain to the net income of the taxpayer in respect of each allowance in the average case.

Mr. Peter Rees

[pursuant to his reply, 20 May 1980, c. 131]: The information is approximately as follows:

Income tax allowance Estimated number of taxpayers who benefit Average benefit
Thousands £
Dependent relative 730 30
Housekeeper 15 30
Son's or daughter's services 3 15

Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people qualified for the age allowance for single elderly persons in 1979–80 and how many for the married elderly persons' allowance; what were the increases in the net income of the single and of the married beneficiaries in the average cases; and what were the numbers who actually derived benefit in each category.

Mr. Peter Rees

[pursuant to his reply, 20 May 1980, c. 132]: Many who benefit from the age allowance do not make returns of income, but on the basis of claimants who make returns the estimates were as follows:

Number drawing benefit Thousands Average increase in net income £
Age allowance:
Single persons 1,230 100
Married persons 1,150 151

In the calculations the benefit from the age allowance has been assumed to be the excess over the personal allowance available to a person under 65 years of age.